Poets set aside the niceties and throw down like their lives depend on it. Did they nail it? You be the judge.
Takahē is setting up shop and making an issue on-site during WORD. Drop in to find out what goes on behind the scenes at a literary magazine.
Take an after-dark tour of the museum, with poets waiting beside favourite taonga to read work that illuminates these treasures in surprising ways.
A kōrero with Coco Solid, Rebecca K Reilly and Nicole Titihuia Hawkins about the writing, art, music or people inspire them, and how these influences show up in their work.
Vana Manasiadis and Kerry Dononvan Brown invite you to wander through a pocket of ancient bush, respond to writing prompts, engage your senses, think about space, history and deep time – and to write.
Chris Tse and Emma Barnes host a range of special guests for a deep dive into the brilliance and diversity of Queer writing today.
New Zealand poets join forces with Chinese musicians in celebration of the sister city relationship between Waimakariri and Enshi, China,
Ray Shipley hosts Dominic Hoey, Mohamed Hassan, Vana Manasiadis and Emma Barnes in Christchurch's favourite nocturnal salon.
Our festival-within-a-festival is back for another marathon of stunning performances and outrageous gimmicks.
How do we adapt, mitigate and create in response to the climate crisis? Can good writing get us past the language of science and policy to where the ecological and human meet?
Get cosy in the Little Andromeda bar for fabulous star-infused performances from poets, spec-fic authors, observationists and storytellers.
Confluence brings together Pasfika and Māori musicians and poets for a joyous celebration of connections between Polynesia and Aotearoa.
Join Joanna Preston for this workshop designed to bring you gently into the world of poetry.
Under 25 with a message to spread or a story to tell? Come down for a mashup of free workshops, stalls and creative crafts.
Out and About on New Regent Street takes framed poems from the new Out Here: An Anthology of Takatāpui and LGBTQIA+ Writers from Aotearoa into our favourite restaurants, bars and shops on New Regent Street. Track them down and be in to win.
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