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Four Poets

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ruth arnison

By the time I arrived at Bellamys this morning John and Pauline had not only collected the seating but also arranged it so everyone would be able to view the poets. All I had to do was set out the … Continue reading →

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When penguins come home in the evening

Posted on September 14, 2013 by ruth arnison

Back in my teens I spent many weekends exploring the Otago peninsula. I never failed to be enthralled by the evening sight of penguins surfing onto the beach on their bellies, waddling over the sand and hopping up the dunes … Continue reading →

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From our exhibition walls

Posted on September 9, 2013 by ruth arnison

I’ve heard that the first bookbinding workshop this afternoon was a great success. I’m looking forward to minding the Gallery tomorrow afternoon and having a peek in at the second workshop tutored by the talented Lynn Taylor. We’re so very … Continue reading →

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The opening

Posted on September 4, 2013 by ruth arnison

At last year’s exhibition Imogen, a friend from school days, walked into the opening and said what can I do. I left her in charge of the food and drinks and didn’t have a worry all evening. This year I … Continue reading →

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We are five!

Posted on September 2, 2013 by ruth arnison

I took this photo from the doorway at Bellamys Gallery yesterday morning. There’s a small beach across the road, a cafe next door and a dairy on the other side. With ice creams, hot chocolates and paddling on offer – … Continue reading →

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art’n poetry

Posted on August 29, 2013 by ruth arnison

This morning, moments before Pauline Bellamy arrived to help me transport the artwork down to Macandrew Bay, South City Print rang to say the exhibition books were ready. I dashed down to Fox Street and collected the art of poetry, … Continue reading →

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the Bicycle Thieves

Posted on July 28, 2013 by ruth arnison

If you want to know what the title of this post has to do with a poet then just click on The Poets, select Alistair Robinson and read on……..

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Editor, proofreader and ex Fellow

Posted on May 21, 2013 by ruth arnison

Photo courtesy of Graham Warman I have a story about an early poem of mine called ‘Jane Coleridge’. The poem mixes up, thoroughly anachronistically, Jane Eyre and the story of Coleridge’s famous distraction from writing ‘Kubla Khan’. It … Continue reading →

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