You are only good as your word.
And Kakanui author Linda Collins’ words are good.
So good, Ms Collins has been invited to be a guest writer at the prestigious Auckland Writers’ Festival this weekend.
She is speaking alongside poet and general practitioner Glenn Colquhoun who penned
Letters to Young People, a collection of poetry addressed to the young people he cared for as a doctor.
At the festival, they will speak about improving the lives of young people by talking about and reading sections of their work.
Ms Collins will read from her new book of poetry,
Sign Language for the Death of Reason. The collection is a continuation of her memoir,