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Diary of a Billsticker – Washington DC, USA

November 10, 2010

“We are coming Frew!” This weekend I am away to Washington DC, on active service, to put up poetry posters and there’ll be a side trip to Baltimore, Maryland, as…

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 – Tennessee/Kentucky, USA Poster Run

August 24, 2010

A Hillbilly Fight Club Delta Airlines mistakenly sent my luggage all the way to Tallahassee, Florida, whereas I was flying into Music City, USA (Nashville, Tennessee). So, my guitar…

A New Jersey Hillbilly/Jim Ledbetter/Nashville Cats

July 30, 2010

I am writing some commentary to James Floyd’s poem ‘Wasted Flowers’ which is the Phantom Billstickers poem of this week. I was in Nashville, Tennessee this last week and if any…

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…

Poetry Event: US & Kiwi Poets Take on the World in Seattle, USA

April 9, 2010

This event was to celebrate the launch of the Phantom Poetry Project featuring US poets to toast the arrival in Seattle of the Phantom Poetry Project. At 7:00 pm the…

Diary of a Billsticker – Mississippi Delta, USA

March 31, 2010

The Kid Was From Shake Rag This was a nice, clean run lasting several days whilst driving through the Mississippi Delta in an old Plymouth Fury procured from a rent-a-junk…

Poetry Reading: US and Kiwi Poets Take Over the World

March 26, 2010

Celebrate the launch of an international poetry postering event featuring US poets who will read some poems to toast the arrival in Seattle of the international poetry event that involves…

Diary of a Billsticker – South Philly, USA

March 15, 2010

This was a nifty little run with my cobber Brian Howard from the Citypaper again. It used to be that street postering had to have as an element of what…

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 – Northern Liberties/Fishtown, Philadelphia, USA

February 26, 2010

This poster run happened in about mid February and I had the able assistance of Brian Howard who is the editor of the Philadelphia Citypaper. Brian is a fan of…

Diary of a Billsticker – Baltimore, USA

February 23, 2010

This poster run happened on Waitangi Day weekend. The Phantom crew did the run on the Sunday morning in temperatures of 18 degrees Fahrenheit (32 is freezing). We carried posters…

Diary of a Billsticker – Washington DC, USA

November 10, 2010

“We are coming Frew!” This weekend I am away to…

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 – Tennessee/Kentucky, USA Poster Run

August 24, 2010

A Hillbilly Fight Club Delta Airlines mistakenly sent my…

A New Jersey Hillbilly/Jim Ledbetter/Nashville Cats

July 30, 2010

I am writing some commentary to James Floyd’s poem ‘Wasted…

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…

Poetry Event: US & Kiwi Poets Take on the World in Seattle, USA

April 9, 2010

This event was to celebrate the launch of the Phantom…

Diary of a Billsticker – Mississippi Delta, USA

March 31, 2010

The Kid Was From Shake Rag This was a nice,…

Poetry Reading: US and Kiwi Poets Take Over the World

March 26, 2010

Celebrate the launch of an international poetry postering event featuring…

Diary of a Billsticker – South Philly, USA

March 15, 2010

This was a nifty little run with my cobber Brian…

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 – Northern Liberties/Fishtown, Philadelphia, USA

February 26, 2010

This poster run happened in about mid February and I…

Diary of a Billsticker – Baltimore, USA

February 23, 2010

This poster run happened on Waitangi Day weekend. The Phantom…

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