Poetry

Expat poet Fleur Adcock on her new collection Glass Wings, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

The Port town of Lyttelton- just through the tunnel from Christchurch- embraces and celebrates its musicians and artists. Poet Ben Brown is one of these and we hear Ben in public performance and he… Audio

Scottish poet, novelist and Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University, Jackie Kay. Audio

Lemn Sissay is a British poet who was made an MBE in 2010 for services to literature. He was a commissioned poet of the London Olympics, and has performed on stages around the world, including in… Audio

Read by Peter Bland
A poem about Starkey, a gentle pirate who ends up finding part of Captain Hook's buried treasure with his crew, but at a harsh price.
For ages 6-9 years. Audio

Berlin-based German poets in NZ on behalf of the Goethe Institute to witness the Transit for Venus and write and perform poetry based on the experience. Audio

Poet and actor, born in the projects of Brooklyn, New York, to a Puerto Rican mother and Norwegian father who met in a methadone clinic. They split up when he was very young and both died of AIDS.

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Chris talks to New Zealand's inaugural Poet Laureate, Bill Manhire. In this extended interview he talks to Chris about the creative writing course and his life with words; and he'll read some of his… Audio

Visiting North American poet Rachel Blau DuPlessis who's on the verge of completing an epic poem she's been writing since 1986. Audio

Italian-American musician, Lorenzo Buhne settled in New Zealand with his wife Kedron Parker after a crazy life on the road with US punk band The Dickies. In a desire to discover more about his new… Audio

Poet and educator at NMIT, Cliff Fell on the works of Roman lyric poet, satirist, and critic Horace. Audio

The well known broadcaster, actor, co-founder of Wellington's Downstage Theatre and poet talks about his new collection Coming Ashore and receiving a 2011 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary… Audio

Poet Sam Hunt talks about a new documentary which looks at his life's work in words. Audio

Harry Ricketts, author of Strange Meetings: Poets of the Great War. A discussion of First World War poetry. Audio

Strange Meetings, The Poets of The Great War, by Harry Ricketts is published by Chatto and Windus. A discussion of First World War poetry. Audio

Jill Dawson has published six novels and also writes poetry. Her latest novel, The Great Lover, captures the allure of poet Rupert Brooke and his intriguing relationships, in the euphoric period… Audio

Kevin Connolly is a Canadian poet with an acute sense of the absurd and a wonderful wit, who is going to be in Wellington for the NZIAF 2010 Readers and Writers Week. Audio

Sam Hunt has worked for 40 years as a full-time poet. His recently published memoir is Backroads: Charting a Poet's Life. Audio

Bub Bridger was a poet and short story who died at her home on 8 December 2009, aged 85. She spoke to Kim in 2005. Audio

A word here and there may imply more than what those words meant to mean... poetry for Christmas. Audio