We are very pleased to be giving away two copies of Rhondda Greig’s book ‘Chew the Bright Hysteria’, to our GrownUps members.
All you need to do to enter the draw is be a GrownUps member, make sure you’re signed up to our newsletter and fill in your details near the bottom of the page!
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About Chew the Bright Hysteria
Rhondda Greig’s artistic eye guides her poetic perspective. The poetry lives in the greens and seasonal kaleidoscope of the Wairarapa, home throughout her adult life, and in the wintry greys of Scotland.
As a painter and creator of public art works, Rhondda mobilises colour and form. As a poet she sculpts emotional, provocative events that arise in the human landscapes she inhabits, nearby and far away.
Chew the Bright Hysteria marries Rhondda’s driving desire to paint and reflect her world.
Raphael did not live at Matarawa
but given he could have
would he smooth his brush
into the helix of a westerly sky
and ride the silver switchback
from Lake Ferry to the Tararua?
‘Whether set in the tiny Wairarapa settlement of Matarawa, or the Scottish city of Aberdeen, these poems resonate with the skill of an artist practised at looking and seeing. Rhondda Greig notices ironed trousers and delights in black cattle chewing up a hill of yellow. She has an eye bright with visual detail and an ear finely tuned to the music of landscape and language.’ – Jenny Bornholdt
About the Author
Rhondda Greig began her career as a professional artist exhibiting regularly in New Zealand, and has been an invited solo exhibitor in Tokyo, Yokohama and Kyoto. In Scotland she was Artist-in-Residence at the University of Aberdeen. Her works are held in public and private collections in New Zealand and the UK, and in private collections in the United States, France, Australia and Japan. Her previous volume of poetry Eavesdropping with Angels was published by Hazard Press. Her children’s books include Matarawa Cats, a diploma winner in the Noma International Concours Children’s Book Illustration Award (Japan), which became a New Zealand classic. She has won a number of grants and awards.
Terms and conditions
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- You must be a GrownUps member and receive our newsletter to be eligible to win.
- Competition closes on the 7th August 2024, winners will be notified via email by 8th August 2024.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you correctly enter a New Zealand postal address where the prize can be sent. GrownUps will not take responsibility for prizes sent to incorrect addresses.
- Winners are drawn at random by the GrownUps administration team.
- GrownUps employees and family are not eligible to enter.
- By entering the giveaway, you approve for GrownUps to use your name on social media as winner of the competition.
- One entry per household.
- Prize in non transferrable.
- You must reside in New Zealand – the prize can only be redeemed within New Zealand.
- You must be over 50 years of age to enter, please check your details are correct in your membership dashboard.