Ōtautahi Christchurch’s not-quite-midnight feast of poetry in performance is back, and packed full of goodness. Claudia Jardine celebrates her seventh poetry hour as the emcee of what was formerly known as Ray Shipley’s Late Night Poetry Hour with four astounding feature poets. Starring Faith Wilson, romesh dissanayake, Airini Beautrais and Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu).
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Claudia Jardine’s Late Night Poetry Hour
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Claudia Jardine
Claudia Jardine (she/her) is a writer, musician, editor and translator based in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa. She has published two best-selling collections of poetry: The Temple of Your Girl in AUP New Poets 7 (2020) and BITER (2023). Her debut music release, North EP, came out in 2019 and both of its singles topped national indie radio charts. She has been performing as a poet and singer since 2011. Credit: Petra Mingneau
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