Shona-Ellen Barnett
One for the Pukeko
drunken blue birds ballet in orange tights
red beaked galloping loons
attempt to cross the road
in their startled eyes
the mirage of indecision
the comic gait as they chase
or run from the inevitable
(like me)
hysteria in a feathered carcass
shall I? shan't I? shall I
phone her today this afternoon
yesterday was brave
tail feathers upright flags they don't give a fig
about propriety or consequences
risqué overstuffed chickens who lift their feet:
and walk on egg shells
(like me)
the delicate balance of self preservation
scrambled eggs life's con fusion
pukeko mate for life
I'll leave it til tomorrow
the thud against the bumper
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Shona-Ellen Barnett writes poetry and short stories from her seaside hometown of Waihi Beach and has had work published in various magazines including Takahe. Currently completing her BA in English literature through Massey University, she also teaches creative writing to aspiring writers and has a strong interest in facilitating ‘write to heal’ programmes for people with special needs and disabilities. Work-in-progress includes a personal anthology and a film script.
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RECONFIGURATIONS: A Journal for Poetics & Poetry / Literature & Culture, http://reconfigurations.blogspot.com/, ISSN: 1938-3592, Volume Three (2009): Immanence/ Imminence
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- VOLUME THREE (2009): Immanence / Imminence
- Editors, "Almost Nearly So"
- * * * FEATURING * * *
- "Baobab Tree: local knowledge / global politics"
- Obododimma Oha, "Embracing the Baobab Tree"
- Toyin Adepoju, "Ifa Divination & van Gogh"
- ‘Tunde Awosanmi, "Wole Soyinka’s Africa"
- Jen Bouchard, "The Essays of Suzanne Césaire"
- Peter Ciccariello, "3 Works"
- M. Neelika Jayawardane, "Life in Transit"
- Obiwu, "Ndebele’s Art of Redemption"
- Tom Savage, "3 Poems"
- * * * POEMS * * *
- Salvatore Attardo, "Columbus Poems"
- Emily Brandt, "Deep blue"
- Charles Freeland, "Units of Measurement"
- Geoffrey Gatza, "4 Poems"
- Ray Gonzalez, "4 Poems"
- Jeff Harrison, "Knots of Hilda Doolittle"
- Mary Kasimor, "a vase" & "xxxv"
- Penn Kemp, "Dream Sequins (i & ii)"
- Camille Martin, "double sonnets"
- Jonathan Minton, "4 Poems"
- Robert Mittenthal, "Memory Play" & "Severance"
- Kelly Moffett, "God of Water"
- Sheila Murphy, "5 Poems"
- Pamela Johnson Parker, "Narcissus: Narke"
- Mark Prejsnar, "transmetadata map"
- Michael Ruby, "Infinite Worlds"
- Karen Schubert, "Cutting Ties"
- * * * FICTIONS * * *
- Mark Jacobs, "Singing in a Foreign Land"
- Pierrino Mascarino, "Peril of the Miss Jenny"
- Robert Ready, "Her Infinite Variety"
- * * * FEATURING * * *
- "Myth, Erasure & Consequence: Selected Poems"
- Page Starzinger, "Myth, Erasure & Consequence"
- Regan Good, "The Rocking Horse"
- Carol Peters, "de Kooning, No Title"
- Shin Yu Pai, "requiescat"
- Mary Kaiser, "Gretel"
- Victoria Chang, "Man 4"
- Robert High Guard, "Giving Up Lent"
- M. Jan Bender, "Syrinx"
- Matt Miller, "Thrift"
- Jennifer Luebbers, "after the Lakota"
- * * * REVIEWS * * *
- Ailbhe Darcy, review: Zawacki's "Petals of Zero"
- Tod Edgerton, review: Harmon's "Quinnehtukqut"
- Roy Exley, review: Daive’s “Under the Dome”
- Crag Hill, review: Gizzi’s "New Depths"
- Susan Scarlata, review: Nakayasu's "Hurry Home"
- Jess Wigent, review: Greenfield's "Tracer"
- * * * ESSAYS * * *
- Hope Bernard, "Spaces of the Corseted Body"
- Erika M. Nelson, "Traumatic Traces"
- * * * FEATURING * * *
- "New Zealand Poetry & Poetics"
- Bryan Walpert, "Foreword"
- Shona-Ellen Barnett, "One for the Pukeko"
- Ross Brighton, "Poem"
- Jennifer Compton, "The Topography of Wellington"
- Jan FitzGerald, "Spider"
- Helen Lehndorf, "A skull" & "1001 Questions"
- Elizabeth Smither, "Lipstick stain on a poem"
- André Surridge, "Lunch in Prague"
- Tim Upperton, "Like smoke"
- Mercedes Webb-Pullman, "prime dream"
- * * * DIALOGUES * * *
- James Belflower, Anne Heide, Michael Martinez
- Jon Cotner & Andy Fitch, "Box Trick"
- * * * IMAGE-TEXTS * * *
- carlyle baker, "about to happen"
- John M. Bennett, "Poemages"
- Vernon Frazer, "Random Axis"
- Philip Meersman, “Multzumess”
- Philip Meersman, "Concreet gedicht"
- James Sanders, "Self-Portraits"
- * * * FEATURING * * *
- "Review Review"
- Jared Schickling, "Preface"
- Nate Pritts, "Review Review"
- John Bloomberg-Rissman, "Lighter Darker Bouquets”
- Mark Spitzer, "No Bullshit Reviews"
- Anon., "Response to Kentson #1"
- Christian Prozak, review: "Wine-Stained Notebook"
- Anon., "Response to Kentson #2"
- Christian Prozak, review: "Rimbaud, Double Life"
- Murat Nemet-Nejat, "A Frameless Review"
- Anon., "Response to Kentson #3"
- Christian Prozak, review: "Delta Blues"
- Anon., "Response to Kentson #4"
- Christian Prozak, review: "Pendulums of Euphoria"
- Anon., "Response to Kentson #5"
- Gina Myers, "How I Came to Review Books"
- Anon., "Response to Kentson #6"
- Murat Nemet-Nejat, "A Historical Postscript"
- Chuck Richardson, "Ketchup Stain on Page 87"
- Anon., "Response to Kentson #7"
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