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Mark Pirie translated into Bosnian and Turkish

Posted Sunday, August 23, 2026 by Mark Pirie
Archived as Poetry by Mark Pirie, Notes for the Translators, Close Encounters of the Poetic Kind, Mark Pirie translations, University of Sarajevo

In 2024, I was translated into Bosnian and Turkish in the anthology, Close Encounters of the Poetic Kind: A Collection of Poetry by Poets from Australia and New Zealand eds. Vesna Suljić and Mehtap Őzer-Isović, University of Sarajevo, 2024.

It is an anthology of translations selected from the anthology Notes for the Translators that was published in 2012.

The poem of mine translated was 'Progress'.

It is an honour to be included in this University of Sarajevo project.

Mark Pirie publishes Tiebreaker: Tennis Poems

Posted Sunday, August 23, 2026 by Mark Pirie
Archived as Poetry by Mark Pirie, Bjorn Borg, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Tennis, Tennis poems, Venus Williams

I am proud to announce that I have published a chapbook of tennis poems called Tiebreaker. The poems are written on famous players and the subject of tennis, including Wimbledon.

Players include Djokovic, Borg, Nadal, Kyrgios, and the Williams sisters.

There is also an addenda on Roger Federer by Bill Sutton, 1944-2025.

It is available at Lulu online bookstore.

 

 

Mark Pirie publishes Songs for Her, a book of love poems

Posted Saturday, March 19, 2022 by Mark Pirie
Archived as Poetry by Mark Pirie, The Night Press

In March I published an eBook of love poems written between December 2021 and February 2022. It is available as a free EP like Indie bands do at Lulu.com Bookstore.

Mark Pirie included in More than a Roof, a housing anthology

Posted Tuesday, November 30, 2021 by Mark Pirie
Archived as Poetry by Mark Pirie, Housing in New Zealand, Landing Press

In November I was included in a special volume of poetry and prose relating to the subject of housing in New Zealand. The book is published by the Landing Press team in Wellington. They received 450 poems for it and I was lucky to have a poem included. Here is some info about it from their website:

“More than a roof is about housing.

It’s about nostalgia, anger, contentment, longing, fear and much more. It brings together voices from across the spectrum – from those with no homes, those in emergency accommodation, in caravans, in cars, on boats, in rentals, or in their own houses.

Drawing together well-known writers and first-time poets, it’s a unique and timely collection.”

Weblink: https://www.landingpressnz.com/.

Recommended to check out at your local bookstore or order online.

I attended the launch at St Peter’s Church in Willis Street, Saturday 20 November 2021.

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