Poetry

"The nonbinary individual is biologically nonbinary. The gonad does not determine gender. In the nonbinary individual's personal experience they have a deep hatred for their own body - promoted by the… Audio

The arts website, Pantograph Punch has been making some changes of late, not least of which has been the creation of five staff writer positions. One of those is poet and writer Tayi Tibble. She joins… Audio

Bob McKerrow is a man of action. He's been a mountaineer, polar adventurer, humanitarian, and is now a lecturer, writer and poet. For 36 years he worked in conflict situations and in times of major… Audio, Gallery

Like music, poetry can be a conduit between our feelings and the world. It's an active in-between space, a space within which to let words dance between our internal world and the world outside. This… Audio

Can a podcast be a vehicle for social change? Spoken-word poet and social commentator George Mpanga – aka George The Poet – explores that question in the unique, award-winning show Have You Heard… Audio

Poetic RNZ Concert listeners penned these odes to the violin, to help us mark the Michael Hill International Violin Competition.

Macrame pot plant holders, Tupperware, cork tiles and corduroy beanbags, and the yearning soundtrack provided by the Carpenters. In Tracey Slaughter's poetry collection Conventional Weapons the… Audio

Anne Michaels is a Canadian poet and novelist whose work has been translated and published in over 45 countries. Her books have garnered dozens of international awards including the Orange Prize, the… Audio

For many overseas writers invited to New Zealand as Auckland Writers Festival guest speakers, the attraction is often the lure of an exotic, faraway place, or somewhere they've always wanted to visit… Audio

Writer Nikki-Lee Birdsey was brought up in Piha and studied in the United States - at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, as well as working on her BA at New York University. She writes about her impressions… Audio

Our last poet of the show is Kate Spencer - she's a wordsmith, a show-off and a shutter bug - she's co-producer of Poetry In Motion, the Wellington Feminist Poetry Club, an alumni of Naked Girls… Audio

Sharn Maree is of Ngapuhi and Ngati Porou descent. Her poetry is woven with Maori whakapapa and her pono - her truth, advocating for greater awareness on mental health, political wrongdoings and… Audio

Tarns Hood is a Wellington performance poet who describes ordinary things with witty, rhythmic quick verse. She's the 2017 national slam poetry champ. Her style is raw and linguistically twisted and… Audio

Poetry slam is where poetry meets sport and the first of our poets this morning is a 2018 national poetry slam finalist, she's a playwright and writes for film. Alayne Dick has been performing at the… Audio

Luke Wright is a poet, performer, publisher, curator and broadcaster. He has written and performed nine spoken word shows and two verse plays, including The Toll, Frankie Vah, and What I Learned from… Video, Audio

At the Fringe Bar in Wellington tonight, some of the country's best poets are coming together to read their work and raise money for Muslims around the country, Audio

Poetry New Zealand Yearbook's 2019 edition is out now, focusing on Hamilton poet Stephanie Christie, and containing more than 120 poems.  Audio

How to Take Off Your Clothes is a poetry collection by Hadassah Grace, a former stripper who's also written about sex work and acted for the Auckland Theatre Company. Video, Audio

Poetry today, because a 10 year old pupil in the UK has written a poem about being dyslexic that has gone viral after their teacher posted it on social media. Audio

UK-based New Zealand poet Fleur Adcock is marking her recent 85th birthday with the publication of her Collected Poems. Adcock talks to Kim Hill about her career and reads some of her favourite poems… Video, Audio