Last year local Whangamatā poet Mike Beveridge published a book called Poems for Remembering, which was then read by prominent Spanish blues musician Jeff Espinoza, who turned Mike's poems into an album.
And now the songs are touring Europe, gaining popularity, with airtime on Spanish national radio.
Mike shares the songs on RNZ for the first time and talks to Jesse about how this has all evolved.
Photo: Mike Beveridge