Ted Hughes
Paul Muldoon: Ireland, America and poetry
One of the world's leading poets and poetry editor of The New Yorker, who has published over thirty collections, and is coming to the Auckland Writers Festival in May. Audio
Kate Tempest: rapping classics
Poet, playwright, musician and novelist who was the youngest person to win the Ted Hughes Award, for her epic narrative poem Brand New Ancients; her first full-length poetry collection, Hold Your Own… Audio
The life and works of poet laureate Ted Hughes
Sir Jonathan Bate was knighted this year for his services to literary scholarship. The Professor of English Literature at Oxford University has many strings to his bow, including biographer, critic… Audio
Poems, wives and children
Professor of Contemporary Poetry and Creative Director of the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, and Britain's poet laureate, visiting New Zealand for the 2015 Auckland Writers… Audio