RAY SHIPLEY’S LATE NIGHT POETRY HOUR

Dominic Hoey

Emma Barnes

Mohamed Hassan

Ray Shipley

Ray Shipley is an Ōtautahi-based comedian, writer, celebrant, and bookseller. In 2019, they were nominated for the Billy T Award. Ray is a repeat Christchurch Poetry Slam winner, placing third nationally in 2018. Their poetry can be found in the anthologies Solid Air and in Out Here, among others.

Vana Manasiadis

Vana Manasiadis is Greek-New Zealand poet who has been moving between Aotearoa and Kirihi Greece. In 2021 she was Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence at the University of Canterbury, and this year is teaching creative writing there. Her most recent book is The Grief Almanac: A Sequel.

THE MUSEUM OF UNRULY DESIRES

Take an after-dark tour of the museum, with poets waiting beside favourite taonga to read work that illuminates these treasures in surprising ways.

THE STARDUST CABARET

Get cosy in the Little Andromeda bar for fabulous star-infused performances from poets, spec-fic authors, observationists and storytellers.

POETRY FOR THE NERVOUS – READING IT, WRITING IT, GETTING IT

Join Joanna Preston for this workshop designed to bring you gently into the world of poetry.