Daisy Speaks is a youth advocate and proud descendant of Sāmoan orators. A specialist-generalist, she straddles the cultural, government, community and educational worlds. Poetry helps her to make sense of and navigate the tensions between them. Daisy is a trustee of WORD Christchurch.
Daisy Speaks
Events at Word
HE WAIATA HOU: INDIGENOUS WRITERS WĀNAKA
Saturday, 28th August 9:30 amAs Māori and Pasifika writers and storytellers, what do we want the future of indigenous storytelling to look like? We explore ways of telling our own stories, navigating and remaking the mainstream writing world, and the evolution of traditions and forms, with special guests including Patricia Grace, Ben Brown, Kera Sherwood O'Regan, Daisy Lavea-Timo and Eboni Waitere.
CONFLUENCE
Friday, 27th August 8:00 pmCurated by Daisy Speaks, Confluence is a celebration of the vā: a bringing together of the musical brilliance of Judah Band and The Byllie Jean Project with words from Ben Brown, Karlo Mila, Juanita Hepi, Dietrich Soakai, Hana Pera Aoake, Ruby Solly and Tusiata Avia.
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