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'Poetry Shelf Celebrates: Winners of Given Words 2023 read their poems' on NZ Poetry Shelf, June 2024

'The Broken School' by Boh Harris is featured in the Spanish poetry project Un poema cada semana (A Poem A Week), May 2022

Winning poems from 2023 published in Spanish in the literary magazine Trasdemar, March 2024

'Given Words selects winning poems for 2023' on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, September 2023

'Poetry Shelf Celebrates: Winners of Given Words 2022 read their poems' on NZ Poetry Shelf, June 2023

'How to film a poem' by Charles Olsen in Readingroom, June 2023

Winning poems from 2022 published in Spanish in the literary magazine Trasdemar, February 2023

'Given Words poems chosen' on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, September 2022 (Web Archive)

‘Given Words competition 2022 – Honduras edition' on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, July 2022 (Web Archive)

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Winning poems published in Spanish in the literary magazine Trasdemar, November 2021

'Poetry Shelf Celebrates: Winners of Given Words 2021 read their poems' on NZ Poetry Shelf, September 2021

'2021 Given Words poems chosen' on New Zealand Society of Authors, September 2021

'2021 Given Words poems chosen' on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, September 2021 (Web Archive)

‘Given Words competition 2021 – Noho Mai' on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, July 2021 (Web Archive)

'Poetry Shelf noticeboard: Given Poems for National Poetry Day 2020 – the winners' on NZ Poetry Shelf, September 2020

'Given Words poems chosen' on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, September 2020 (Not available)

‘Given Words’ for National Poetry Day 2020 on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura, July 2020 (Web Archive)

Poetry Shelf noticeboard: Given Poems for National Poetry Day 2019, September 2019

'Given Words from More of Us' on The Big Idea, September 2019

'Migrating poems fly to Spain' – including winner's poems – on Read NZ Te Pou Muramura (formerly the New Zealand Book Council), September 2019 (Web Archive)

'Enter the ‘Given Words’ competition for National Poetry Day' on the New Zealand Book Council Blog, August 2019 (Not available)

'Spanish poets inspired by Given Words' on The Big Idea, January 2019

Given Words, ‘The Spanish Connection’ - Poet and artist Charles Olsen introduces the winning poems from the Given Words competition for National Poetry Day – on The Big Idea, September 2018

The Spanish Connection - A collection of Spanish poetry edited by New Zealander Charles Olsen – on The Big Idea, August 2018

Given Words 'The Spanish Connection' on The Big Idea, August 2018

The Given Words Poetry Day Competition on NZ Poetry Shelf, New Zealand, August 2018

'Winning poems of Given Words competition for National Poetry Day 2017' on New Zealand Society of Authors NZSA, October 2017.

Mention of Given Words and the poem "The Finishing Time" on poet Victor Billot's website, September 2017.

'Given Words poetry competition for National Poetry Day 2017 – the winners' on NZ Poetry Shelf, September 2017

Media realease 'Winning poems of Given Words competition for National Poetry Day 2017' on TheBigIdea, September 2017.

Media release on TheBigIdea, August 2017

'Given Words for New Zealand’s Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, 2017' on NZ Poetry Shelf, New Zealand, June 2017

'A Poetry Competition with a Twist for National Poetry Day' on Beattie's Book Blog – unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community, August 2016

'Spanish Given Words now open to NZ poets for Poetry Day' on NZ Poetry Shelf, New Zealand, August 2016

'A Poetry Competition with a Twist for National Poetry Day' on scoop.co.nz, New Zealand, August 2016

'Poetry Collection – Presentation in Spain'. With photos of the presentation of the collection Palabras Prestadas 4 in EO7 taken by Carmen Lafuente. Published in www.thebigidea.co.nz, June 2016

"My five words for the Spanish ‘Given Words’ project produced a tremendous poem by Juan M. Santiago León". Palabras prestadas in NZ Poetry Shelf, December, 2015

'Book presentation of Spanish Poetry'. With photos of the presentation of the collection Palabras Prestadas 3 in the Studio of artist Andrés Delgado taken by Carmen Lafuente. June 2015 (Web Archive)

'Poemas para aliviar enfermedades e Internet como vivero de poetas'
Published in the Spanish national newspaper EL PAÍS, Cultura, by Ángel Luis Sucasas, 21 March, 2014. (In Spanish)

'NZ poet edits Spanish poetry collection'
Published in www.thebigidea.co.nz, June 2011