Michele Leggott
Engineering immune cells to kill cancer
Results have been released for Malaghan Institute's ground-breaking CAR T-cell cancer therapy trial, and they are promising. The therapy reprogrammes a patient's own immune cells to recognise and kill… Audio
Poet Michele Leggott: waiting for a miracle
Michele Leggott's latest book of poetry, Face to the Sky, explores her encounter with 19th-century New Zealand botanical artist Emily Cumming Harris. But there's more to this story - Michele was… Audio
Bookmarks with Michele Leggott, one of NZ's great poets
Michele Leggott is our guest for Bookmarks today. She is one of New Zealand's leading poets and is only the second of her craft after Bill Manhire to be named as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Audio
Vanishing Points
As her vision fades, New Zealand's first Poet Laureate seems to see the world more clearly. Michele Leggott, who received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry in 2013 has just… Audio
Poet Michele Leggott on exploring light and darkness
Michele Leggott, former New Zealand Poet Laureate (2007–2009), is a finalist in the poetry section of this year's New Zealand Post Book Awards for her collection, Heartland. Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien
Painter, poet, curator and writer discussing the Parkin Drawing Prize that he judged, and "difficult" poetry with reference to the collection Heartland by Michele Leggott. Audio
Michelle Leggot
Inaugural New Zealand Poet Laureate launching her seventh book 'Mirabile Dictu' at the National Library this week. Audio
Michele Leggott
New Zealand Laureate poet Michele Leggott appears at a public event in Wellington tonight. Audio