“Leaving The Red Zone: Poems from the Canterbury Earthquakes” — An Anthology Edited by James Norcliffe & Joanna Preston

Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of the February 22nd, 2011, earthquake that devastated my home city of Christchurch. I shared some thoughts here.

Today I am announcing an exciting project born out of the spirit of recovery and (once we rock past April 17) regeneration — the anthology, Leaving the Red Zone, put together by well known poets and editors, James Norcliffe and Joanna Preston, and published by Clerestory Press.

Here’s what the press release has to say:

“People talked about quake b...