Jennifer Compton tapa notebook Mother less. Includes diary entries, poems, ephemera and other items pasted in, some of which relate to her mother’s death in July 2011. Some of the objects pasted in have been removed to accompanying polyester enclosures (numbered 3/25/1-3/25/4), with photographs indicating their original position and layout. , 2011 - 2012

Collection has been divided into 4 series of material. Series 1 includes sound discs, videocassette, and related materials gathered as part of the ongoing work of the nzepc (New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre). Amoung these are recordings of Helen Morse reading the poetry of Robin Hyde. Series 2 comprises of performances and Series 3 manuscripts in the form of Tapa notebooks which are gifted to poets usually travelling outside Auckland inviting them to return it when they are ready with ‘notations of value’ for deposit in this collection. Poets are then gifted a new blank notebook in recognition of the first gift of poetic labour. Series 4 contains interviews some including poetry readings.