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Aotearoa New Zealand Poet Laureate Chris Tse marks the end of his term in this exciting evening with fellow poets Ken Arkind, Cadence Chung, Gregory O’Brien, Chris Price, and Ruby Solly.Reflections on the future
Join Chris at the National Library to mark the end of his time in the role with his reflections on the future of Aotearoa New Zealand poetry and readings from special guests.
"I left the doors to the past and the future unlocked ... "
Chris Tse’s three-year term as Aotearoa New Zealand Poet Laureate ends on Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, when the next Poet Laureate will be announced: https://www.nzbookawards.nz/national-poetry-day/2016-national-poetry-day/
About the speakers
Chris Tse (he/him) was born and raised in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He studied film and English literature at Victoria University of Wellington, where he also completed an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters. In 2022, he was named the 13th New Zealand Poet Laureate. His poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction have been recorded for radio and widely published in numerous journals, magazines and anthologies. He has published several collections of poetry and his latest book Super Model Minority (2022) was longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2023.
Ken Arkind is an American poet, author, performer, and educator originating from Steamboat Springs in Colorado. He holds the 2006 title of the American National Poetry Slam Champion and the 2010 title of Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam Champion. Ken now resides in Auckland and is a recent graduate from the Manukau Institute of Technology’s Creative Arts Programme.
Cadence Chung (she/they) is a poet, student, and musician from Wellington, currently studying at the New Zealand School of Music. Her poems started being published in her junior years of high school, and her debut chapbook anomalia was published by We Are Babies Press in April 2022. Her writing takes inspiration from antique stores, Tumblr text posts, and dead poets.
Gregory O’Brien is a poet, painter, author, curator, and editor. His most recent poetry publication is a collection of poems and paintings, House and contents (2022). Other recent publications include a book-length meditation on the Pacific, Always song in the water (2019) and the Ockham award winning book Don Binney: Flight Path (2023).
Chris Price is a poet, editor, and educator. Her collections of poetry include Husk (2002) and The Blind Singer (2009). She has also published an eccentric biographical dictionary that samples the lives of both real and fictional characters called Brief Lives (2006). Chris has won and been shortlisted for several nationally recognised literary awards, and in 2008 she was the Auckland University Writer in Residence at the Michael King Writers’ Centre.
Ruby Solly (Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe) is a writer, musician, taonga pūoro practitioner, and music therapist living in Pōneke on the old riwai plantation of her Kāti Māmoe ancestors. She has been published in journals such as Landfall, Sport, and Starling, as well as had poetry published in America and Antarctica as well as Aotearoa. Her first book Tōku Pāpā was published by Te Herenga Waka University Press in 2021.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011, New Zealand
