20 Jul 2018

Largest NZ poetry collection housed in a converted garage

From Afternoons, 1:24 pm on 20 July 2018

The largest collection of New Zealand poetry is being stored in a converted double garage in suburban Wellington.

Dr Niel Wright has amassed more than 5,000 works and has meticulously stored and archived each one in his retro-fitted garage in Northland.

The collection is known as the Poetry Archive of New Zealand Aotearoa and can be viewed by the public.

Dr Wright discusses what prompted him to start his incredible collection and who usually stops by to look through.

Poetry Archive of New Zealand Aotearoa

Poetry Archive of New Zealand Aotearoa Photo: supplied