It’s National Poetry Day this Friday 25th August 2023 and there’ll be events all over Aotearoa to celebrate: here’s the calendar

I’ll be attending the Poets on the Writers Walk Salon here in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (details below) which will celebrate the writers walk poets and poets who entered the NZSA Poetry Competition. The competition used prompts from the sculptures as inspiration and I was delighted to be the judge (is it ever really possible to judge poetry?) – what a treat it was reading all the poems. Everyone deserves a prize.

Happy 21st to the Writers Walk – we’re so lucky to have you!

SALON – POETS ON THE WRITERS WALK

Join Wellington Writers Walk and Wellington Branch of New Zealand Society of Authors on Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, for a celebration of poetry featured in, and inspired by, Wellington Writers Walk. At this salon event we’ll announce the winners of our POETS ON THE WRITERS WALK competition. We’ll have readings from competition winners and entrants, an open mic, and special guests. As well as new poems, we’ll celebrate the poems and poets featured among the 23 typographical sculptures of our iconic waterfront WELLINGTON WRITERS WALK – which turned 21 in 2023 – with readings from the sculptures, and visuals projected on screen.

Entry details: Entry by donation, $5 recommended

Date/Times: 25 August 2023, 5.30—8.30pm

Location: Adam Auditorium at City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi

Contact: wellington@nzauthors.org.nz

Further info: http://www.authors.org.nz/wellington