Chris Tse
Shine On | Episode 5: Inspiration to Create
Cadence Chung would be nervous about meting Katherine Mansfield. Not so Chris Tse, poet laureate. Video
How to read a poem
Poetry can be intimidating, confounding, or straight-up weird. But Chris Tse says it's all about finding the right poem to fall in love with the artform. Audio
Chris Tse curates a reading list for Chinese New Year
Poet Laureate Chris Tse curates a selection of recent books by Aotearoa’s East and South East Asian writers to mark Lunar New Year.
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Chris Tse: ‘It was a bit of a secret that I liked Celine Dion’
How does a poet laureate celebrate their birthday? If you're Chris Tse, you mark the occasion with a gathering of fellow poets - and by writing a new poem about your love of Celine Dion. Audio
Bookmarks with Chris Tse
For Bookmarks today we're joined by the 13th Poet Laureate of Aotearoa. Audio
Book review: Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang
Chris Tse reviews Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang, published by HarperCollins Audio
Dunedin oncology cut 'a slow moving trainwreck' cancer support groups say
Cancer support groups say people are losing precious time, while they wait for treatment they can no longer have at Dunedin Hospital because of crippling oncology shortages. Dunedin Hospital has in… Audio
NZ Poet Laureate Chris Tse: Photogenesis
It's our final First Up of 2022 so we wanted to bring you -- our wonderful listeners -- something a bit special this morning. We're delighted to say the editor, writer and New Zealand Poet Laureate… Audio
Chris Tse - our latest Poet Laureate
Surprised, honoured and just a bit intimidated... That's how our new Poet Laureate Chris Tse feels about his new role. Given he's only in his thirties, he also sees this acknowledgement as a real… Audio
Book review: Time is A Mother by Ocean Vuong
Chris Tse reviews Time is A Mother by Ocean Vuong, published by Penguin. Audio
Three writers on stereotypes, identity and the Asian-Kiwi experience
A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand introduces three new literary voices exploring Asian experiences and identities in Aotearoa. A highlight of Verb Wellington 2021. Audio
Book review: The Pistils by Janet Charman
Chris Tse reviews The Pistils by Janet Charman, published by Otago University Press. Audio
Amplifying queer New Zealand voices.
We speak to Chris Tse and Emma Barnes, editors of Out Here: An Anthology of Takatapui and LGBTQIA+ Writers from Aotearoa, A remarkable anthology of queer New Zealand voices. Audio
Can the sound of music be silent?
Chris Tse is part of the team working on a new contemporary opera called Silence Is, about silence as part of the upcoming LitCrawl festival in Wellington Audio
Book review - AUP New Poets 8
Chris Tse reviews AUP New Poets 8 by Lily Holloway, Tru Paraha and Modi Deng, published by Auckland University Press. Audio
Long Long Players, Writers on the Albums That Shaped Them
Chris Tse reviews Long Long Players, Writers on the Albums That Shaped Them by Tom Gatti, published by Bloomsbury Audio
Book Review - Felt by Johanna Emeney
Chris Tse reviews Felt by Johanna Emeney, published by Massey University Press. Audio
Book review - Wow by Bill Manhire
Chris Tse reviews Wow by Bill Manhire, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana Del Ray
Chris Tse reviews Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass by Lana Del Ray. Published by Simon & Schuster. Audio
Book review - Upturned by Kay McKenzie Cooke
Chris Tse reviews Upturned by Kay McKenzie Cooke, published by The Cuba Press. Audio