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I’m overjoyed that my poem Free Association<\/i> was selected as one of the five finalists in the inaugural Mercedes Webb-Pullman Poetry Award<\/i>. \u00a0The award was announced on the first anniversary of Mercedes death at a celebration of Mercedes\u2019 life and work at St Peters Village Hall, Paekakariki, New Zealand.<\/p>\n