February 1 2014
London, United Kingdom
Walk down Mare Street, go past the little garden, remember the movie theatre, forget the names but not the tattoos, avoid the greasy spoon, try on clothes you can’t afford, walk all the way to the church, keep walking, miss the bus on purpose, keep breathing, go all the way to a little store with handmade earrings, touch the beads, so beautiful, tell the shop girl you will be back.
Never return.
Courtney Sina Meredith is an Auckland poet, playwright, fiction writer and musician. Her award-winning books include her play Rushing Dolls, poetry Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick, short stories Tail of the Taniwha and her second children's book The Adventures of Tupaia is forthcoming. Courtney has held various international residencies including the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa where she is an Honorary Fellow in Writing. She is the Director of Tautai, New Zealand's leading contemporary Pacific arts trust.
