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POETRY COMPETITION: WINNING ENTRIES
Here is Jenny Dobson's (from Hastings) winning entry.
Matariki
When she walked –
small bells were heard
Trees smiled
Seven sisters accompanied her
their names have been forgotten
it was a long time ago
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The harvest is nearly done
They are returning soon
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Preparations have begun
Cameron and Kayleigh are making
a kiwifruit tree, balancing small, hard
fruit on twigs, dropping butterfly seeds
so they spin all glorious to the ground
The tree is quivering in anticipation
It can hardly believe its own bounty
The tree’s buds fatten a little –
There are cold days to come but it’s OK
We have seeds. We know what
is in them. Our baskets are full
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In the early morning
Old women call their karanga
Haere Mai …
Haere Mai ...
a schoolgirl answers
haere mai …
Something has changed
June 2010
Congratulations - Jenny Dobson is the winner of a $500 Time Out Book Voucher!
The two highly commended entries came from David Foote (Hamilton) with 'Pele's Tears' and Judith Gunn (Palmerston North) with 'Blues'. They won a bottle of bubbly each.
Blues
further away in the distance
the hydrangeas
between white puffs
crystal blue
that ruffled dress
the night you proposed
a picture a kiss
beginning life’s pen
beginning life’s pen
a picture a kiss
the night you proposed
that ruffled dress
crystal blue
between white puffs
the hydrangeas
further away in the distance
Pele's Tears
My books are burning
all the words afire
ash falls
and you reshape
the geography of my desire
Pele’s tears
burn where they land
the world shifts
and I’m unmanned
in Dundee
now you sleep
and dream of me
while Pele weeps
EVENTS UPSTAIRS AT TIME OUT:
WEDNESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Come and hear Perrin Rowland discuss her new book Dining Out: A History of Restaurants in New Zealand. From haute cuisine to Pacific flavours, hogget to hapuka, Dining Out introduces us to a fascinating piece of NZ history from the 1860s to the present! Free event, upstairs, all welcome but RSVP helpful to 630 3331.
MORE COMPETITION WINNERS
For Maori Language Week we asked, what is the theme? The answer was: The Language of Food (Kai). The winner was Karen Yelverton of Auckland - congratulations! The copy of He Pataka Kupu: Te Kai a te rangatira is now yours. Also, the odd thing in our recent Penguin window was a 'Puffin'! Congratulations to Jack Mackinser who won 10 Popular Penguin books and a Penguin mug.
MAN BOOKER BAKER'S DOZEN ANNOUNCED
Click here for the usual surprise that is the Man Booker longlist! The shortlist is announced Tuesday, September 7th in the UK.
NAME-OUR-NEW-CAT COMPETITION WINNER
Welcome Lucinda... as in 'Oscar & Lucinda', Peter Carey's booker-winning novel, and a nod to our dearly departed Oscar. Thank you and well done Caroline Constantine!
NZ POST CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2010
Old Hu-Hu by Kyle Mewburn has won the NZ Post Children's Book of the Year. For a complete list of all the winners in each category (picture book, non-fiction, junior fiction and young adult fiction) click here or come and see us in Time Out's children's room.
LOST MAN BOOKER
J. G. Farrell has won the Lost Man Booker, for The Toubles. The Lost Man Booker is a one-off prize to honour the books published in 1970 that missed out on the Man Booker when the rules changed.
TIME OUT & GEORGE FM
We are super pleased to announce that we are the proud new sponsor of Bookish and Awkward, George FM's weekly book review hosted by the very lovely Michelle Langstone. Tune in to Nick D's breakfast show on Monday mornings at 8.40am to catch the review and be in to win a copy of that week's book. Click here to see a list of previous reviews.
ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER 2010
And the winner is... Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna. "We chose The Lacuna because it is a book of breathtaking scale and shattering moments of poignancy" Daisy Goodwin, chair of judges.
OSCAR
We are very sad to announce that our beloved Oscar, the Tonkinese, was laid to rest on Friday, 19 February, after a long battle with diabetes and pancreatitis.
A memorial was held on Thursday the 25th of February. Thank you to everyone who attended, it was a lovely tribute to Time Out's long serving and much loved mascot. He is dearly missed.
REGULAR EVENTS UPSTAIRS AT TIME OUT:
PHILOSOPHY DISCUSSION GROUP
With Dr Bill Cooke
September's group on Tuesday, 28 September at 7:00 pm will discuss the following title: Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard.
STAFF PICKS
All the staff of Time Out have chosen their Top Five Favourite Books. Click here to see the lists.
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY
On sale now, $6.20. New issues in store every Thursday.
The Guardian Weekly is one of the world's best-selling international weekly newspapers. It provides a global view on world events by combining comment and analysis from the Guardian and Observer in the UK, with selected articles from the Washington Post and Le Monde. It also includes great book reviews!
USE OUR UPSTAIRS ROOM
Book clubs, writing groups and any other book-related gatherings are welcome to meet in our upstairs room. We now even have a large-screen TV, DVD and video player where you can play extracts from the-movie-of-your-book to complement discussions, or watch Arts Channel documentaries. We don't charge hireage, and we even offer a 10% discount off any books purchased on the day! Call us to make a booking.
MAILING LIST
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Check out the books we're recommending at the moment - as featured in our Winter 2010 Newsletter.
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