Tim Grant, Poet

Happy moment , great interview, made me feel well special., hard work great rewards
Well done Georgia.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018917404/bookmarks-with-dr-georgia-grant

One year on
almost to the hour
on the eleventh day
of the eleventh month
you left us
full of memories
one year on
we are
still here
remembering

Much love to all

Power cut in Russell = pen, paper and candlelight ❤️

Te ao

Barefoot Bill
carries generations
of Russell children
generously, mostly for free
across the bay
always safely
with banter to greet
before taking a seat
shared the run and the fun
always a salute
a mutual tribute
will be better to see
Bill, back on deck.

The experiment

Land of the long scrolled macchiato lightly stained copy
the Treaty Tiriti
kept under lock and key
a cup of flat white with a lid
long time hid
In an archive
kept alive
by those above ground.

The ink on the parchment dried
the ones who signed since died
the document still well alive
Signatures scrawled straight
those there, now a portrait
those present on the day
Signed or not, after having their say
It started at Waitangi on one day
sharpen the pencil correct the stencil
of what was writ, be more accurate
to share the tear a drop
from clouds over a long land
a gift
Aotearoa

Working on my mojo !

Titewhai
such a quiet day
when you left
door still open
e hoa korero or hikoi hiking
an issue without tissue
cup of tea " always in china"
so many found her
more adorable
never ignorable
admirable
indefatigable
Titewhai giggling
always tickling the pakeha
My Waitangi Day
" government representation
a head to roll
Harawira
holds the floor
so in awe
her tangi, we all need to adore
our kuia
te moe te moe te moe
re store
ake ake ake

Kororāreka

What's the hassle
sharing of Russell
taken from an imaginary place
swept under the blanket
the mistakes
Kororāreka te mana
Russell little consequence
not once touching the shoreline
Kororāreka has a storyline
Okiato returned almost immediately
or Old Russell alternatively
Kororāreka taken in 1844
Auckland Capital in 1841
What is taking so long
to right this wrong?

Latest publish in Russell Lights

Puni whenua

Landing Kororareka
all of Ngapuhi
meet at the beach
for a hui
the berry of ngahere
manu extraction with precision
kaimoana nui
due diligence of habitation
migration population explosion
the feast of hakiri
on the doorstep of Rahiri
Ngare Raumati
Kororareka
never the capital nor city
an activity at pouriuri
on dusk, departure
the swamp released the reason
the driest ground for the highest chief
Rewa
the only one around.

It has been a month of total exhilaration.
To those that firstly read, then said,
how much you have enjoyed my poetry.
That it has touched you is for you to acknowledge you are part of this village and my life.
For that I say thankyou

More to follow !

Tim aka Sticke

Working on a new poem 🙂

Still writing…..🥰

Poetry in motion… The Rock Adventure Cruise.. awesome cruise great inspiration to write 🥰

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Thanks to everyone that came down to Russell BookShop & Post Centre supporting myself, Grace and Ryan. I hope you enjoy reading my poetry. Russell Lending Library also holds a copy🙂 Was a great day 🙂

Lovely morning at Long Beach Coffee Cart (Carl’s) thanks for your amazing support ❤️ Books are now on sale Russell BookShop & Post Centre

Soft book launch with an early bird special tomorrow at Long Beach Coffee Cart (Carl’s) $30 for your signed book, Got It ! 🙂I will be there from 8.30am to 9.30am.. Pre-orders accounted for so if you wish to collect if you are in Russell come along and get your copy. (If not we will deliver) For people further away we will be in touch with details🙂 After that we will be supporting our local Russell BookShop & Post Centre to stock them 🙂🙂

This one didn’t make the book and many more… I just keep finding them and writing new ones

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Stickes Blackboard poetry available only at Long Beach Coffee Cart (Carl’s)

With great excitement and with the support of friends and family. I am thrilled to release this collection of poetry. Thanks to Murray Williams for his encouragement and ongoing support and the title! Sue Fitzmaurice, Author from Rebel Books for being "my publisher" helping each step of the way. Colette for her efforts on the screen and for believing in me. Bill Elliot for the cover photo. My lineage of ancestors knowing we all have something special in us. To my father Roy, for giving me such a width of experience all of which have stood me well. So here it is! Make sure in your bookshelf you have Got it! Watch this space will advise local stockists soon and recital dates to follow.

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