Hello again. I’m Rachel McAlpine bringing you a Friday night poetry reading. Tonight I’ve got a special treat: two poems about murder. Don’t worry, they’re not too scary. The main poem is about the Parker-Hulme murder of 1954.
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We’ve just emerged from lockdown in New Zealand after stamping out COVID-19, at least for now. So we’ve spent a lot of time inside our homes. These 3 poems are about some of the 25+ homes I’ve occupied over 80 years.
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Tonight we have three poems about three generations of strong women: my grandmother Mim, my mother Celia, and my big sister Jill.
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I’m reading three poems now especially for Grant, the father of my children, who died a few days ago. He was 84. It’s forty years since we separated and these are not gloomy poems. Lust, A Family Secret, and My Dear Ghosts are in my new book, How To Be Old.
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This is your Friday night poetry reading. It’s short and sweet, just 3 introductory poems from my new book. Live events cancelled: enjoy podcast readings!
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