Poetry Takeover

Thu Feb 12 2026 at 07:00 am to 10:00 am UTC+13:00

Aotea Square | Auckland

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Poetry Takeover
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Enter a living canvas of words, movement, and sound.
A vibrant, multi-sensory spoken word experience celebrating Tāmaki Makaurau’s diverse poetry communities, hosted by MC Renee Liang - playwright, essayist, and poet.
Discover an eclectic mix of styles and voices: slam, Pasifika, te reo Māori, migrant perspectives, experimental works, and youth poets.
Unleash your own creativity! Prompting poets to create spontaneous poems in real time and poetry karaoke covering classic works.
Explore a kaleidoscope of activities: wander through chalk poetry, browse a market of books and zines, create blackout poetry on the Poet-tree, and craft visual poems with collage stickers and words..
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