Tim Grgec

Guest writer

Having failed to achieve his childhood dream of playing for the Black Caps, Tim now has delusions of becoming a great writer. Te Herenga Waka University Press published his first book of poetry All Tito's Children in 2021. Tim's work has appeared in Landfall, Best New Zealand Poems, NZ Books, The Spinoff and Newsroom.

One of National’s rejected AI ad images: ‘Packed clinic waiting room full of sick people, doctor looking stressed because there are so many people waiting’ (Image: Midjourney)

The Friday Poem: ‘The Waiting Room’ by Tim Grgec

By Tim Grgec | 16th June, 2023

The Friday Poem: I Wish I Knew Hera Lindsay Bird, by Tim Grgec

The Friday Poem: I Wish I Knew Hera Lindsay Bird, by Tim Grgec

On one of the worst characters in the history of television.

By Tim Grgec | 29th April, 2022

Joining the club: On the high hopes and broken dreams of millennials who want their writing published

Joining the club: On the high hopes and broken dreams of millennials who want their writing published

Tim Grgec plucked up courage to submit his poetry to literary journals. But he didn't know anyone in New Zealand writing and no one had ever heard of him. So then what?

By Tim Grgec | 22nd March, 2017

The Friday poem: ‘Fergusson Park, Matua’ by Tim Grgec

The Friday poem: ‘Fergusson Park, Matua’ by Tim Grgec

New verse by Wellington poet Tim Grgec.

By Tim Grgec | 17th February, 2017