A long time ago I was a sailor and an adventure guide. These days I’m a writer and poet, knees-deep in motherhood, submission windows and the lantana patch behind our shed-house.
Red Room #30in30 
Excerpt from ‘If an octopus can ride on the back of a Mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf’ – 1st place, Kyogle Teaders & Writers Poetry Comp, published online 
Red Room Poetry #30in30 
Photo credit: Nicole Melanson 
Excerpt from ‘The view under the bridge south of Kingscliff, at 5am’ – Highly commended for the Liquid Amber Poetry Prize, published in ‘Anthology of flight’ 
Red Room Poetry #30in30 
Speakeasy feature set at Echo&Bounce 📷 @speak.easy_poetry 
Excerpt from ‘By the river mouth, after rain’ – Published by Uplift Poetry 
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Excerpt from ‘Pull yourself together, chook’ – 2nd place in Kyogle Readers & Writers Poetry Comp, published online 
Excerpt from ‘things that are alived’ – Commended for the Ros Spencer award, published in Brushstrokes VI
This site contains links to publications, prizes and performances. As well as a little bit more about me and how I got here.
Kim Kenyon Writes 