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The girls in the red house are singing by Tracey Slaughter
harold coutts writes to Tracey Slaughter’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025 longlisted poetry collection, ‘The girls in the red house are singing’.
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politik
“ARE YOU NOT TERRIFIED?” harold coutts asks what we’re all thinking in their new poem, ‘politik’.
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The Artist by Ruby Solly
Exploring a verse novel for the first time on bad apple, harold coutts visits the poignant world of Ruby Solly’s ‘The Artist’.
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a response to ‘perseus and andromeda in landscape, from the imperial villa at boscotrecase’
With sympathy for the villain Ketos and an enduring love for classical art, harold coutts forms a new poetic narrative of Perseus and Andromeda.
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The Queen’s Wife by Joanne Drayton
Life took an unexpected turn for Joanne Drayton when a chance meeting with another woman turned into something much deeper. ‘The Queen’s Wife’ details the real life story of Joanne and Sue, with each move of the chess game. Frequent bad apple contributor harold considers the queen and her wife in this review.
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Biter by Claudia Jardine
harold coutts is back to cut their teeth on the new collection of work ‘Biter’ from Claudia Jardine.
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Becoming an AUP New Poet
What’s it like to become of of AUP’s new poets? Frequent bad apple contributor harold talks to their experience joining this star-studded cohort of local poets. Plus, one of their poems featured in AUP New Poets 9.
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A Lack of Good Sons by Jake Arthur
harold coutts is back with their monthly book review. This month sees harold return to poetry with their attention grabbed by Jake Arthur’s ‘A Lack of Good Sons’, hooked, line and sinker.
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Tauhou by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall
In their first book review for 2023, harold bring us a little peak into ‘Tauhou’, the debut novel by Māori/Coast Salish writer Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall.
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Confessions from the Sick Bay — A Review
Crude Common Denominator Pleb Trash Baseline Urge Ass Poetry: Confessions from the Sick Bay. Possibly the book with the longest name that Harold has ever reviewed for bad apple. Intrigued?
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Roll & Break by Adrienne Jansen
As people of Aotearoa we are intrinsically tied to the sea. Adrienne Jansen explores this relationship in her new poetry collection, ‘Roll & Break’ and Harold takes a dip into these new waters.
Author: harold coutts
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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