We’re going to go over the pronunciation of the word opportunity. So the word opportunity is a five syllable word with secondary stress on the first syllable and primary stresses on the third syllable da da DA da da opportunity it begins with the AH as in the father vowel and you do need a…

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I’ve gone from looking out at St Francis’ Basilica in Assisi to Pigelle in Paris. I’m down the road from Moulin Rouge and my room is called Toulouse Lautrec after Henri. I’ve outlived him. I’ve outlived St Francis too. It’s my birthday tomorrow, technically it already is in New Zealand. On offer at La Villa…

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  lying bones in words’ sediment   the mimicry of echoes a trace of song   the sun’s mimesis pulls impostors of light   the shadow is sold            

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