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A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog, 20/11/15

November 20, 2015

Jim Wilson’s Blog, 20 November 2015 It could be I’m just peeved from restless dreams last night. I was dreaming about Levon Helm again. Levon was a truth teller and…

A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog, 22/10/15

October 22, 2015

Jim Wilson’s Blog, 22 October 2015 I am living in New Jersey and it is a very pleasant time of year with the leaves changing colours and everything. Shortly…

A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog, 30/09/13

August 30, 2013

Jim Wilson’s Blog, 30 August 2013 Last week I was writing about my brother and putting up poetry posters in Trenton, New Jersey. Then I went on to discuss prison…

A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog, 15/09/13

August 15, 2013

Yesterday in New Jersey I was racing that pissant Toyota Prius down I-95 about as fast as it could go when an incredible thunderstorm broke and lightning went zig-zagging across…

Diary of a Billsticker – Lambertville, New Jersey and New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA

June 14, 2011

How to Put Up a Poster This was a little run I did each morning starting the week after Gil Scott-Heron’s death. It was also around the time that Errol Hincksman…

Diary of a Billsticker – Trenton, New Jersey, USA

May 2, 2011

This was yet another poster run in the Phantom Billstickers poetry poster series. It was a beautiful spring morning as we headed off to Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey. I buy…

Diary of a Billsticker – Camden, New Jersey, USA

April 29, 2011

I was carrying poetry posters by the Kiwi Poets Janet Frame, Frankie McMillan, Tusiata Avia, Chris Knox, and Lawrence Arabia. Then I had some posters by the American, Robert Creeley. Boy,…

Diary of a Billsticker – Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

November 3, 2010

Perth Amboy is a city about the size of Timaru back in old Aotearoa New Zealand. The city sits on a bay on the Raritan River and is about forty…

Diary of a Billsticker – Newark, New Jersey, USA

October 8, 2010

This was a nice and casual feeling poster run on a warm Saturday in September just as the seasons were beginning to change. The leaves are a beautiful colour here…

Diary of a Billsticker – Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

September 3, 2010

The Stone Pony I’m writing this on Wednesday 1 Sept. Today is the 64th birthday of Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees. Now there’s a family that has seen some pain.…

Diary of a Billsticker – Lambertville, New Jersey and New Hope, Pennsylvania USA

July 8, 2010

Concerning Those Statues in The Park It’s been so hot here for over a week now that a few days ago I saw a redneck explode in the street. Then, yesterday…

Diary of a Billsticker – Lambertville, New Jersey, USA

June 11, 2010

Woke Up This Morning and Got Myself a Broom It is true that putting up posters will shift the dirty water off one’s chest. I have never come back from a…

Diary of a Billsticker – Trenton, New Jersey, USA Poster Run

May 26, 2010

The Ballad of Phantom Billstickers (Part Two) R.I.P. Beaver. In Trenton, I was carrying posters by seven poets: Robert Pinsky, Joe Treceno, Marcie Sims, Jay Clarkson, Michele Leggott, Stephen Oliver…

Diary of a Billsticker – Atlantic City, USA

May 5, 2010

We drove an old MK1 Land Rover on a hot New Jersey night toward Atlantic City (‘AC’). I bet Southside Johnny has driven this route many times and could do…

Diary of a Billsticker – Philadelphia, USA

March 10, 2010

It’s a beautiful day in New Jersey and the temperature promises to get up to 15 degrees Celsius. The official first day of spring is about two weeks away. On the streets…

Diary of a Billsticker – New Jersey, USA

March 5, 2010

There was a break in the weather after basically a month of snow and rain. We just don’t get snow like that in New Zealand (a foot at a time),…

Diary of a Billsticker – Princeton, USA

October 29, 2009

On this run, I was carrying poetry posters by four or five New Zealand poets. The poems were by Hilaire Campbell, Michele Leggott, Campbell McKay, Geoff Conchrane, and Janet Frame.…

Diary of a Billsticker – Vermont & New Hampshire, USA

September 21, 2009

During the week of September 14th to the 18th 2009 I travelled from Lambertville, New Jersey to Lebanon, New Hampshire. This also took me through New York State and Massachusetts,…

A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog, 20/11/15

November 20, 2015

Jim Wilson’s Blog, 20 November 2015 It could be…

A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog, 22/10/15

October 22, 2015

Jim Wilson’s Blog, 22 October 2015 I am living…

A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog, 30/09/13

August 30, 2013

Jim Wilson’s Blog, 30 August 2013 Last week I…

A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog, 15/09/13

August 15, 2013

Yesterday in New Jersey I was racing that pissant Toyota…

Diary of a Billsticker – Lambertville, New Jersey and New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA

June 14, 2011

How to Put Up a Poster This was a little…

Diary of a Billsticker – Trenton, New Jersey, USA

May 2, 2011

This was yet another poster run in the Phantom Billstickers poetry…

Diary of a Billsticker – Camden, New Jersey, USA

April 29, 2011

I was carrying poetry posters by the Kiwi Poets Janet…

Diary of a Billsticker – Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA

November 3, 2010

Perth Amboy is a city about the size of Timaru…

Diary of a Billsticker – Newark, New Jersey, USA

October 8, 2010

This was a nice and casual feeling poster run on…

Diary of a Billsticker – Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

September 3, 2010

The Stone Pony I’m writing this on Wednesday 1 Sept. Today…

Diary of a Billsticker – Lambertville, New Jersey and New Hope, Pennsylvania USA

July 8, 2010

Concerning Those Statues in The Park It’s been so hot…

Diary of a Billsticker – Lambertville, New Jersey, USA

June 11, 2010

Woke Up This Morning and Got Myself a Broom It…

Diary of a Billsticker – Trenton, New Jersey, USA Poster Run

May 26, 2010

The Ballad of Phantom Billstickers (Part Two) R.I.P. Beaver. In…

Diary of a Billsticker – Atlantic City, USA

May 5, 2010

We drove an old MK1 Land Rover on a hot…

Diary of a Billsticker – Philadelphia, USA

March 10, 2010

It’s a beautiful day in New Jersey and the temperature…

Diary of a Billsticker – New Jersey, USA

March 5, 2010

There was a break in the weather after basically a…

Diary of a Billsticker – Princeton, USA

October 29, 2009

On this run, I was carrying poetry posters by four…

Diary of a Billsticker – Vermont & New Hampshire, USA

September 21, 2009

During the week of September 14th to the 18th 2009…

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