Day: 16 August 2014

Harry Ricketts: WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival

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WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival kicks off on 27 August. We’ve asked three quick questions of festival guests:

Harry Ricketts – poet, academic, editor and reviewer

Cover of How we rememberWhat (or who) are you most looking forward to at WORD Christchurch?

Seeing and listening to other writers and old friends; engaging with audiences.

What do you think about libraries?

I’m a “library cormorant”. I see libraries as treasure houses to plunge into.

Share a surprising fact about yourself.

I have double-jointed thumbs. Useless, but surprising.

Desna Wallace: WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival

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WORD Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival kicks off on 27 August. We’ve asked three quick questions of festival guests:

Cover of Canterbury QuakeDesna Wallace – librarian and writer

What (or who) are you most looking forward to at WORD Christchurch?

 I am so looking forward to listening to Jackie French and all her ideas for making historical events come to life.

What do you think about libraries?

 Libraries well I just love them!. I work in one, visit others all the time and just love all the wonderful things they have to offer. Even when I lived overseas I joined a local library straight away.

Share a surprising fact about yourself.

I once almost fell off the side of a very large cliff down to a lake of frozen ice below. A friend grabbed my hand as I hung over the edge and kicked my way back up. Scary!