Anna Jackson
@flewoutof.bsky.social
Poet! https://www.annajackson.nz/
she/her
When I translate Catullus writing as Sappho, as Ariadne, as Attis, as Procne, am I bird or birdsong? The journey, or the backwards glance?
she/her
When I translate Catullus writing as Sappho, as Ariadne, as Attis, as Procne, am I bird or birdsong? The journey, or the backwards glance?
!!!
This Sunday (8 February at 3pm) i'll be talking with Jordy Rosenberg at The Open Book in Tāmaki Makaurau. It's a free event. Jordy's new book Night Night Dawn is AMAZING and i can't wait to talk to him about it. theopenbook.co.nz/events/2026/...
Reading and Writing Political Fiction Now — The Open Book
Writers Jordy Rosenberg and Pip Adam discuss the literatures of a resurgent Left in the shadow of the Far Right. What is it to write and read political fiction in our current moment? @jordyrosenberg...
theopenbook.co.nz
February 4, 2026 at 4:19 AM
!!!
relatable
February 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
relatable
Reposted by Anna Jackson
If you want to know what the good bookstores are, I walked into Schrödinger's Books in Petone and they were playing this song ✊
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 AM
If you want to know what the good bookstores are, I walked into Schrödinger's Books in Petone and they were playing this song ✊
Reposted by Anna Jackson
Often beauty is disguised
by appearance just as music can be
by sound, the dreaming wish by the waking
wish until there's this terrible stress
because a thing must finally reveal itself,
break itself.
- Dean Young, "The Unattainable"
by appearance just as music can be
by sound, the dreaming wish by the waking
wish until there's this terrible stress
because a thing must finally reveal itself,
break itself.
- Dean Young, "The Unattainable"
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Often beauty is disguised
by appearance just as music can be
by sound, the dreaming wish by the waking
wish until there's this terrible stress
because a thing must finally reveal itself,
break itself.
- Dean Young, "The Unattainable"
by appearance just as music can be
by sound, the dreaming wish by the waking
wish until there's this terrible stress
because a thing must finally reveal itself,
break itself.
- Dean Young, "The Unattainable"
Reposted by Anna Jackson
While the world deals with #ClimateCrisis + #ExtremeWeatherEvents, #BitCoin miners spend more on energy than they get back in value.
None of their tech wallets pay for flow on harms like floods.
Bitcoin costs more to mine in NZ than it's worth as prices fall
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
None of their tech wallets pay for flow on harms like floods.
Bitcoin costs more to mine in NZ than it's worth as prices fall
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Bitcoin costs more to mine in New Zealand than it's worth as prices fall
The high cost of energy to produce a single Bitcoin in New Zealand seems to make little financial sense as the cryptocurrency's price slips to about $147,000.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
While the world deals with #ClimateCrisis + #ExtremeWeatherEvents, #BitCoin miners spend more on energy than they get back in value.
None of their tech wallets pay for flow on harms like floods.
Bitcoin costs more to mine in NZ than it's worth as prices fall
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
None of their tech wallets pay for flow on harms like floods.
Bitcoin costs more to mine in NZ than it's worth as prices fall
#NZpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Reposted by Anna Jackson
'Zoe, these are so beautiful, and that’s what we’re fighting for. We’re being angry and complaining because we have to, but where we want to go is back to beauty. If you let go of that, we don’t have anywhere to go.'
— David Wojnarowicz to Zoe Leonard, after she showed him her photographs of clouds
— David Wojnarowicz to Zoe Leonard, after she showed him her photographs of clouds
January 25, 2026 at 12:02 AM
'Zoe, these are so beautiful, and that’s what we’re fighting for. We’re being angry and complaining because we have to, but where we want to go is back to beauty. If you let go of that, we don’t have anywhere to go.'
— David Wojnarowicz to Zoe Leonard, after she showed him her photographs of clouds
— David Wojnarowicz to Zoe Leonard, after she showed him her photographs of clouds
Reposted by Anna Jackson
Let's vote for health, the planet, justice, listening, repair not damage, compassion for the homeless & hungry, speaking te reo Māori. Well I'm listening to Tracy Chapman & I'm for love kindness protest. Talkin' Bout A Revolution youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?... via @YouTube
Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tracy Chapman
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Let's vote for health, the planet, justice, listening, repair not damage, compassion for the homeless & hungry, speaking te reo Māori. Well I'm listening to Tracy Chapman & I'm for love kindness protest. Talkin' Bout A Revolution youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?... via @YouTube
Reposted by Anna Jackson
However much contempt you have for these people, it's not enough.
Lest we forget: “Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations”
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
“The move comes despite the Commission warning the effects of climate change are hitting New Zealand sooner and more severely than expected, and that NZ can and should be doing more.”
#nzpol
Government rejects all of Climate Change Commission's emissions target recommendations
It comes despite a Climate Change Commission warning that New Zealand is being hit sooner and more severely than expected.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
However much contempt you have for these people, it's not enough.
I love this semi-dissolved ancient Akkadian poem of hungry desire, translated so beautifully by Samantha Reilly
exchanges.uiowa.edu/ax-slippage-...
exchanges.uiowa.edu/ax-slippage-...
AXSlippage: Flirtations: a translation of 7478 — Exchanges
exchanges.uiowa.edu
January 22, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I love this semi-dissolved ancient Akkadian poem of hungry desire, translated so beautifully by Samantha Reilly
exchanges.uiowa.edu/ax-slippage-...
exchanges.uiowa.edu/ax-slippage-...
Reposted by Anna Jackson
I think every single kiwi needs to know this… #nzpol #Election2026
Hey the voter suppression laws mean you can only vote up to twelve days before November 7 and have to be registered thirteen days before that. Twelve days before Nov 7 is 26 October. THAT IS LABOUR DAY. THE ELECTION VOTING STARTS ON LABOUR DAY.
January 21, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I think every single kiwi needs to know this… #nzpol #Election2026
Reposted by Anna Jackson
"in times of crisis we must decide over and over again whom we love" (says Frank O'Hara)
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"in times of crisis we must decide over and over again whom we love" (says Frank O'Hara)
I am reading War and Peace and it is echoing oddly with this strange compelling anti-epic Catullus wrote, number 64 of his poems, which I've called "History, as one betrayal after another"
exchanges.uiowa.edu/ax-slippage-...
#catullus
exchanges.uiowa.edu/ax-slippage-...
#catullus
AXSlippage: History, as one betrayal after another — Exchanges
exchanges.uiowa.edu
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I am reading War and Peace and it is echoing oddly with this strange compelling anti-epic Catullus wrote, number 64 of his poems, which I've called "History, as one betrayal after another"
exchanges.uiowa.edu/ax-slippage-...
#catullus
exchanges.uiowa.edu/ax-slippage-...
#catullus
This poem, by Alice Miller! The plants are listening. berlinlit.com/everyones-he...
Everyone’s Here, Stranger - berlin lit
You know that plants can hear us? They can tell you’ve arrived in the room, each petal knows as you step inside, as the air lets in your breath. But none of the people here see you, and isn’t it nice ...
berlinlit.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This poem, by Alice Miller! The plants are listening. berlinlit.com/everyones-he...
Reposted by Anna Jackson
The thinkable is there to mask it.
Cole Swensen again…
Cole Swensen again…
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 AM
The thinkable is there to mask it.
Cole Swensen again…
Cole Swensen again…
Reposted by Anna Jackson
Renee Good, murdered by an ICE agent, was a poet. This thread links to her award-winning poem from 2020. What will it take to get a regime change over there, to get justice for Renee and everyone else murdered, incarcerated, "disappeared", expelled and concentration camped?
poets.org/2020-on-lear...
poets.org/2020-on-lear...
January 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Renee Good, murdered by an ICE agent, was a poet. This thread links to her award-winning poem from 2020. What will it take to get a regime change over there, to get justice for Renee and everyone else murdered, incarcerated, "disappeared", expelled and concentration camped?
poets.org/2020-on-lear...
poets.org/2020-on-lear...
So many books I want to read now, the LP Hartley & Denton Welch novels, poets new to me like Hedgie Choi, Emily Skillings & Luke Allan, and I always wanted to read Highsmith's The Price of Salt but now I am glad I read Elisa’s observations first because I will read it seeing more than I would have!
January 1, 2026 at 4:28 AM
So many books I want to read now, the LP Hartley & Denton Welch novels, poets new to me like Hedgie Choi, Emily Skillings & Luke Allan, and I always wanted to read Highsmith's The Price of Salt but now I am glad I read Elisa’s observations first because I will read it seeing more than I would have!
Reposted by Anna Jackson
Buy REAL books by REAL authors and illustrators. Here's a couple of mine
huia.co.nz/search?q=rox...
huia.co.nz/search?q=rox...
December 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Buy REAL books by REAL authors and illustrators. Here's a couple of mine
huia.co.nz/search?q=rox...
huia.co.nz/search?q=rox...
Reposted by Anna Jackson
" i like the way a song touches me and leaves me alone at the same time. " Me too!
car music. it is nice to feel everything in front of nothing.
car music
i live about an hour from my workplace.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
" i like the way a song touches me and leaves me alone at the same time. " Me too!
No child should be targeted for deportation just because they are disabled. actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
Let Aidhan stay - Don't target disabled kids for deportation
We request that the Associate Minister of Immigration intervene to remove the directive for priority enforcement action and grant Aidhan NZ residency. We request that the House of Representatives a...
actionnetwork.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
No child should be targeted for deportation just because they are disabled. actionnetwork.org/petitions/le...
I think this is horrible, all children should be supported here whose parents are living and working here. Petition to sign: c.org/fwvRnGSsB8
December 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I think this is horrible, all children should be supported here whose parents are living and working here. Petition to sign: c.org/fwvRnGSsB8
Reposted by Anna Jackson
If you love poetry in one way and another, subscribe to
@paulajoygreen.bsky.social NZ Poetry Shelf 💗👏🌸.
@paulajoygreen.bsky.social NZ Poetry Shelf 💗👏🌸.
On Thursday I wrote my Poetry Shelf 2025 highlight post but it was the worst day in the worst week in the worst year & I barely skimmed the surface of special. The width and depth and delight of poetry in Aotearoa is incredible.
nzpoetryshelf.com/2025/12/18/p...
nzpoetryshelf.com/2025/12/18/p...
Poetry Shelf 2025 highlights (or some summer reading and listening)
growing aubergine for the first time Inside the city a houseInside the house a roomInside the room a cupboardInside the cupboard a drawerInside the drawer a boxInside the box a necklaceInside the n…
nzpoetryshelf.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If you love poetry in one way and another, subscribe to
@paulajoygreen.bsky.social NZ Poetry Shelf 💗👏🌸.
@paulajoygreen.bsky.social NZ Poetry Shelf 💗👏🌸.
Such an important thread about the value of the Total Mobility scheme! We need to fight to get this properly funded - no cap on costs, easier to book, round trips made possible. This matters! Let's make it an election issue!
I want to share a bit about my personal experiences with Total Mobility, as a user. I'm someone who can often use buses and trains (which I'll call mass transit here, because I consider taxis with TM part of the public transport system) but sometimes I can't. 1/?
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Such an important thread about the value of the Total Mobility scheme! We need to fight to get this properly funded - no cap on costs, easier to book, round trips made possible. This matters! Let's make it an election issue!
Reposted by Anna Jackson
It’s time to party like it’s 1789
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It’s time to party like it’s 1789
Reposted by Anna Jackson
A Christmas poem from Joanna Cho (MA20) newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/14/x...
Xmas poem, by Joanna Cho
A beautiful poem to mark the beauty of a family at Xmas
newsroom.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A Christmas poem from Joanna Cho (MA20) newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/14/x...