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New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre

Sonny Jim — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 01:27:14 -0800

Capital of the Minimal is a new feature at the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre. It contains poetry, photography, and art work by 24 Dunedin writers, as well as some previously unreleased recordings by Flying Nun legends The Clean, The Verlaines, and The Chills (as well as some considerably more obscure stuff). [M.I.]

By: Sonny Jim

Sonny Jim — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 01:32:53 -0800

There's plenty of other poetry and writing on the site as well...

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 01:47:45 -0800

'Observe the young and tender frond 'of this punga: shaped and curved 'like the scroll of a fiddle: fit instrument 'to play archaic tunes.' 'I see 'the shape of a coiled spring.' Not exactly a comprehensive selection - Mason, Curnow, Baxter and Tuwhare all missing - but I'm glad Fairburn's there. Quite a find, Sonny Jim. Well done.

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:16:29 -0800

I love the chills - cant find them on this site though - anyone have any more links to them ?

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:33:01 -0800

chills 'pink frost' video. (reg req it s pretty easy tho.)

By: shoepal

shoepal — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 08:34:26 -0800

sgt.serenity, you rock! Fans of NZ music should definitely acquaint themselves with Chris Knox. Thanks for the links, Sonny Jim!

By: Sonny Jim

Sonny Jim — Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:01:32 -0800

Not exactly a comprehensive selection - Mason, Curnow, Baxter and Tuwhare all missing - but I'm glad Fairburn's there. Yeah, I love Fairburn's stuff too. Granted, there's an idiosyncratic mix on there -- but I think that's deliberate. They're looking to foreground the kind of poets who get neglected in mainstream anthologies -- post-'60s 'experimentalists', Pasifika writers and the like. Anyway, thanks for commenting, people, and BTW: sgt.serenity, in case you didn't find it -- Martin Phillipps and the Chills.