Ruby Street

Finally, the trans-Tasman digital bridge has been finished. Brought to you by the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre ( nzepc ), it is the culmination of two symposia, a call-out for work and a lot of organising behind the scenes. The Digital Bridge organisers, Pam Brown, Martin Edmond, Brian Flaherty and Michele Leggott, invited contributions to build a digital bridge between Auckland and Sydney as poetry symposia took place in each city in March and September 2010. Yours truly was there at both symposia. In June 2010 the first part of the bridge was launched which included more than 50 creative works, as well as a collaborative digital poem, audio from the Auckland Uni sessions and pix. The Auckland side of the bridge has now been joined to the Sydney side which contributes around 60 creative works, as well as another digital collaboration, as well as more audio talks, video readings, photos, and texts of papers and commentary. The organisers say: "We present here the ...

Here's the beginning of the digital bridge , starting in Auckland, stretching to Sydney (and beyond?). I still have not caught time back, quite, since I arrived back from Auckland, but I brought back with me books and ideas and, most importantly, friendships. Also, wondering about all our understandings and mis-understandings across the ditch. Note, I don't think understandings or mis-understandings are bad or good, they are. Something to work with, un and mis/un. Material and flex. Much energies from a great harbour city. Full sail.