Posts Tagged ‘Michael Fitzsimons’

Reflections on cancer diagnosis: “Michael I thought you were dead”

Monday, November 11th, 2019
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Dealing with a cancer diagnosis was the catalyst for a new book of poems from Wellington poet and publisher Michael Fitzsimons, with the title of Michael I thought you were dead. “Michael I thought you were dead is an honest and searching account of what it feels like to confront one’s mortality and find spiritual Read more

Friend’s cancer sparks poems

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015

Michael Fitzsimons, a former editor of Zealandia Catholic Newspaper, is a director of Wellington-based communications and publishing company, FitzBeck Creative. He has written a number of books, including the Wellington Book and the NZ Book, but this is his first book of poems. The collection, called Now You Know, includes poems by Michael Fitzsimons and Read more