Poem
50 years on, does Desiderata still resonate today?
It's been 50 years since Les Crane hit the top of the NZ music charts with Desiderata. Professor of Psychology at Victoria University, Marc Wilson offers his take on how good the advice is in the… Audio
The Reading Revolution taking Aotearoa by storm
There's a reading revolution happening in Aotearoa; a community initiative where people are coming together (albeit by Zoom right now) to read literature aloud and chat about whatever a story or poem… Audio
SINGER: The Wounded Bird
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Brooke Singer from the band French For Rabbits. Audio
RICKETTS: Sunset
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Will Ricketts & Toby Laing. Audio
JOHNSTON: Secret Flowers
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Eddie Johnston. Audio
HARDING: The New Husband
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Lorina Harding. Audio
PARSONS: There Was A Child Once (XX)
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Mel Parsons. Audio
MILNE: Malade
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by James Milne, also known as Lawrence Arabia. Audio
DE GRUT: Night-Scented Stock
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Godfrey de Grut. Audio
YATES: The Awakening River
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Charlotte Yates. Audio
CODDINGTON: To KM
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Anna Coddington. It was performed at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland on 20 June 2021 as part of the Mansfield - In her own words concert, which was… Audio
Mansfield - In Her Own Words (Full Concert)
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. Audio
Covid-19: Millions find message of hope in Kiwi's viral poem
Kiwi-born Welsh poet Tomos Roberts (aka Probably Tom Foolery) has captured the imagination of people around the world with his video 'The Great Realisation' which has now been viewed more than 30… Video, Audio
Celebrating life's simple pleasures: 'The Pleasures of Brecht'
After years of exile from Germany through the Second World War, in 1954 the German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht wrote a simple poem called Vergnügungen or a list of pleasures. 'The Pleasures of… Audio
Gail Ingram reads 'I cannot write a poem about Christchurch'
Christchurch poet Gail Ingram says the only way she felt capable of responding to last week’s terror attacks was by writing. On Saturday, she sat down and wrote a poem and this week recorded it in our… Audio
A Work of Heart
It's part of a project to raise the profile of nursing, New Zealand nurses have expressed their pride, their grief, their observations and their frustrations with the health system, in a collection of… Audio
'Dimorphism' - a poem by Janis Freegard
Poet Janis Freegard reads 'Dimorphism', from her poetry book The Glass Rooster, comparing divaricating plants to cushion plants. Audio