Thanks everyone who participated in our National Poetry Day reading. It was a fantastic night, and we had some great feedback. Comments over supper included: ‘I wasn’t sure what to expect, I don’t normally read poetry, but this was excellent!’; ‘I had no idea we had so many poets with connections to our area’; and […]Read Post ›
Our Poetry Ngaio reading is coming up fast – this Friday (25 August), 7.30-9.30pm, Cummings Park Library. It won’t be a full moon but it will be a great night! As we’ve noted in previous posts, the evening features some of the terrific poets who have associations with Ngaio and Crofton Downs (living or working […]Read Post ›
Some great National Poetry Day events will be held around Wellington city on Friday 25 August. Readings are planned for various times during the Day – for example, you can begin at the launch of Starling 4 at Vic Books Kelburn, 10.45am; hear readings from the just-published Manifesto Aotearoa: 101 Political Poems (edited by Philip […]Read Post ›
Our National Poetry Day reading offers a chance to hear poems by writers with connections to Ngaio and Crofton Downs, including Kerry Popplewell, Kate Spencer, John Howell, Janis Freegard, Carmen Downes & more… For further information on Poetry Ngaio nearer the events, please check in again here over the coming weeks.
Two community events are focusing on poetry in Ngaio and Crofton Downs this August, and if you live, work or play here – or would like to visit! – you’re invited to take part. The first event is an opportunity for people to have a go at writing and sharing poems via a display at […]Read Post ›
