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Mansfield: In Her Own Words
Curated by Charlotte Yates, In Her Own Words is a concert of selected poems by Katherine Mansfield, set to contemporary music. The music was written by several of Aotearoa's leading songwriters. The… Audio
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Poet Ruby Solly - inspired by ancestors
Wellington PhD student Ruby Solly is a poet, musician and music therapist. Her first book of poetry, Tōku Pāpā speaks to Māori growing up outside of their papakāika. Ruby's poems embrace knowledge… Audio
Poet Freya Daly Sadgrove - right and true and deadly
Wellington writer and performer Freya Daly Sadgrove has just published her first poetry collection, and is already hard at work turning it into a stage show. Lynn Freeman talks to Freya about her life… Audio
Kate Spencer - Poet
Our last poet of the show is Kate Spencer - she's a wordsmith, a show-off and a shutter bug - she's co-producer of Poetry In Motion, the Wellington Feminist Poetry Club, an alumni of Naked Girls… Audio
Sharn Maree - Poet
Sharn Maree is of Ngapuhi and Ngati Porou descent. Her poetry is woven with Maori whakapapa and her pono - her truth, advocating for greater awareness on mental health, political wrongdoings and… Audio
Tarns Hood - Poet
Tarns Hood is a Wellington performance poet who describes ordinary things with witty, rhythmic quick verse. She's the 2017 national slam poetry champ. Her style is raw and linguistically twisted and… Audio
We need the voice of poets now
Outdoor adventurer Kennedy Warne talks to Kathryn about an adventurous road crossing from Bannockburn to Garston, plus a resonating artwork at Waiheke's Sculpture on the Gulf and the loss of a poet… Audio
Sarah Bloom Poet Prize winner Jane Arthur
Among the many events at the Auckland Writers Festival last week was the awarding of the Sarah Broom Poetry Prize for 2018. Wellington poet Jane Arthur won the title. Audio
Harry Giles - Fun & Games
Poet, performer and game-maker Harry Josephine Giles grew up on Orkney, Scotland, and now lives in Edinburgh where they founded spoken words platform Inky Fingers, co-directs the quarterly performance… 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
Growing up Afro Caribbean in Australia
On the face of it, writer Maxine Beneba-Clarke had a quintessential Aussie childhood. Growing up in suburban Sydney, riding in the family Ford Falcon, vegemite in the cupboard. She is the author of… Audio
Courtney Sina Meredith - poet, writer off to Iowa
From writing poems as a child growing up in Glen Innes to the renowned Iowa University writers residency, poet, writer and performance artist Courtney Sina Meredith is well on her way. She as just… Audio
Conrad – child, barbarian, visionary
“An artist is a person who materialises ideas”: that definition comes from New Zealand born artist Christina Conrad. The feminist artist was long before her time in her exposure of convention… Video, 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
Tusiata Avia - Samoan Palagi Poet
From Australia's ABC Radio National programme, Earshot Tusiata Avia provides a narrative about her poetry from two of her poetry collection books, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt and Bloodclot. Tusiata grew… Audio
Joanna Preston : The Dark Feathered Art of Poetry
Joanna Preston is an Australian-born poet, editor and freelance writing tutor who lives in Southbridge, near Christchurch. She has just taken over as poetry editor for Takahe magazine, which is… Audio
US poet Brian Turner
Brian Turner served time on the front line in Iraq and Bosnia. He shares his stories and poems about modern wartime. Audio
Feature Guest - Panni Palasti
Nelson based poet, whose work about her childhood in war torn Budapest have inspired a symphony to be performed by the Auckland Philharmonia. Audio
Mary Ruefle: poetry and life
Poet, essayist, teacher at Vermont College of Fine Arts and visiting professor at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, currently visiting Wellington for master classes and a public talk. Audio
Eight Months to Mars - Sam Hunt
A New Zealand poet who is not afraid of speaking in public - in fact it's been his life's long work. One of our most treasured possessions, he is a jewel in the art and cultural crown of New Zealand.
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