Hera Lindsay Bird
The Mixtape: Best of 2023 Pt.1
As Music 101 begins to wrap up the year, we celebrating some of our favourite Mixtapes of 2023. Audio
The Mixtape: Hera Lindsay Bird
An energetic live performance by Australian '80s band The Fruit Pastilles is inspiring writer Hera Lindsay Bird's novel-in-progress. The award-winning poet shares six of her favourite songs and talks… Video, Audio
Poet Hera Lindsay Bird adds 'agony aunt' to her CV
The Spinoff have recruited one of New Zealand's best and funniest writers to be their resident advice columnist. Hera Lindsay Bird is well known for her poetry will now be helping readers with their… Audio
Book review - Skunk and Badger
Hera Lindsay Bird of Unity Books reviews Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake, pictures by Jon Klassen, published by Allen and Unwin. Audio
Book review - The Dominant Animal by Kathryn Scanlan
Hera Lindsay Bird of Unity Books reviews The Dominant Animal: Stories by Kathryn Scanlan. Published by Faber Factory. Forty surgically concise short, short stories fold neatly into this gorgeous new… Audio
Superstar poet Hera Lindsay Bird turns to short stories
She exploded onto - first, the New Zealand then the British - poetry scenes after her first collection won the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Award. She numbers British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy as… Audio
Irony/Sincerity
One of the most important - and least credited - elements in literature is the desgn of the type. Kris Sowersby is one of top in the field in New Zealand, with an admirable aim to come up with a font… Audio, Gallery
The Mood Machine - Emma Ng and Hera Lindsay Bird
If a friendly looking machine on the side of the road asked you to describe your mood, right now, what would it be? And if you were prepared to take the next step, and press the button with that mood… Audio
New Gen artist Hera Lindsay Bird
High profile New Zealand poet Hera Lindsay Bird has been named as a 2017 Arts Foundation New Generation Artist, receiving $25,000 along with it. Audio
Wellington poet $25k richer
Wellington-based poet Hera Lindsay Bird says she was shocked to get a phone call saying she had won a $25,000 arts prize. Audio
The Pantograph Punch: Rules of the Game
This live storytelling extravaganza, recorded in association with The Pantograph Punch website features rule-breakers, rule-makers, and those who are rewriting the map. Audio
Happy Valentine's Day from Hera Lindsay Bird
Wellington poet, Hera Lindsay Bird, is one of the most exciting new poets in New Zealand. Hera recites one of her poems for you, on Valentine's Day. Audio
Aldous Harding: extreme transformations
Ahead of her much-anticipated second album, Aldous Harding played the second concert of a brief New Zealand tour at Wellington’s San Fran. Nick Bollinger looks and listens. Gallery
'I like things that take the circuitous route'
It's been a huge year for Hera Lindsay Bird whose debut collection of poetry has brought her to the attention of the world. Audio
Masterpieces with Hera Lindsay Bird
Hera Lindsay Bird talks about her 2016 ascent to poetry rockstardom, the strange emails she gets, and why she loves the art of Yvonne Todd. Audio, Gallery
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien: Hera Lindsay Bird
Kim Hill talks to painter, poet, curator and writer Gregory O'Brien, whose latest book (with Nick Bevin) is Futuna: Life of a Building. He will discuss the debut poetry collection by Hera Lindsay… Audio
Poet, Hera Lindsay Bird
Hera Lindsay Bird's poetry is making waves both in New Zealand and overseas. She talks about her eponymous debut collection of poetry. Audio
Too Much Information
TMI is the name of a free, pop-up creative writing course created and run by poet Hera Lindsay Bird in Wellington; one of the guest teachers at the class was fellow poet Gregory Kan. The eight-week… Audio, Gallery