Homecoming Poems LIVE: Nathan Joe and Bea Gladding

Bea Gladding

Nathan Joe

Nathan Joe 周润豪 is a Chinese-Kiwi playwright and performance poet based in Tāmaki Makaurau, though raised and deeply connected to Ōtautahi. He was the recipient of the 2021 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award and the 2020 National Poetry Slam Champion. His poetry short film, Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems, commissioned by Going West Writers Festival, premiered internationally at the Toronto Queer Film Festival 2022. His best known work Scenes from a Yellow Peril premiered at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in 2022. He is also the curator behind DIRTY PASSPORTS, a BIPOC spoken word lineup show. He is currently developing a new work, A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre, which blends cultural criticism with personal essay in live performance.