Calendar of Events
CELEBRATING THE 2025 CALENDAR OF EVENTS!
More than 110 events unfolded nationwide — some small and intimate, others swelling to 200 voices — and everywhere the feeling crackled with energy. From city slams to rural rhyme nights, verse on soda cans to typewriters on the street, the line-up was a powerful testament to the vitality of poetry in Aotearoa.
Organisers and participants captured the mood best:
“It felt like this year had a lot of good energy … we thrive on collaboration and it felt like that was everywhere.”
“Wonderful to see so many events across the motu, including schools. It had a much higher profile this year with a huge number of events.”
And perhaps most fitting of all: “Can’t wait to do it again next year.”
We can’t wait either. The 2026 Calendar of Events will be revealed mid-year.
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FAREHAM CREATIVE SPACE – SODA CAN POETRY
Perfect your small poem with the help of a critique, stamp it on a soda can, and see your work both exhibited locally and bound into the Soda Can Book!
Entry details: 7 years to 99. $40 per person. Please register by August 8th
Date/time: Saturday August 16th 1pm till 4pm
Location: 80 Underhill Rd, Featherston. Fareham Creative Space
Contact: admin@farehamcreativespace.nz
Further info: Facebook Fareham Creative Space
IT’S RAINING HENS! MARTINBOROUGH BOOKSHOP
It's raining hens! Fiona Kidman, Mary McCallum and Madeleine Slavick will read their Wairarapa poems and talk about the people and places (and chickens) behind them.
Entry Details: $10.00 includes a glass of wine and light refreshments
Date/Times: August 22nd from 5:00 - 7:00pm
Location: 6 Kitchener Street, Martinborough
More information: Tickets are available from the bookshop