Friday, July 22, 2016

Writers on Mondays - A Poetry Quartet


A Poetry Quartet: Bill Nelson, Claire Orchard, Hera Lindsay Bird, Lynley Edmeades
Poetry in Aotearoa is fighting fit and full of life. Bill Nelson’s Memorandum of Understanding, Claire Orchard’s Cold water cure, Lynley Edmeades’ As the Verb Tenses and Hera Lindsay Bird by Hera Lindsay Bird are diverse and exciting first books of poetry. Each writer engages with language in innovative ways to explore and reimagine history, commerce, science, love and the things people do. Come and hear the latest in poetry, in a reading and discussion chaired by poet Chris Price.
DATE:   Monday 25 July
TIME:    12.15-1.15pm
VENUE: Te Papa Marael, Level 4, Te Papa
Writers on Mondays is presented with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, National Poetry Day and Circa Theatre.
These events are open to the public and free of charge.

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