In this special, closing event Bill Manhire, one of Aotearoa’s most esteemed and internationally acclaimed poets, will speak to Damien Wilkins about his latest collection, Lyrical Ballads, as well as mark his exceptional back catalogue and outsized contribution to New Zealand literature. Join us to celebrate New Zealand's inaugural Poet Laureate, the founder of the International Institute of Modern Letters, and legendary teacher of creative writing (amongst a host of other achievements).
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Bill Manhire’s most recent books of poetry include Lyrical Ballads (2025), Wow (2020), Some Things to Place in a Coffin (2017), Tell Me My Name (with Hannah Griffin and Norman Meehan, 2017) and The Stories of Bill Manhire (2015). He was New Zealand’s inaugural poet laureate, and founded the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington. He has edited major anthologies, including, with Marion McLeod, the now classic Some Other Country: New Zealand’s Best Short Stories (1984).
Me aro koe ki te hā o Hineahuone – Pay heed to the dignity of our soils
, Tāwhiri Warehouse
$19.00 – $25.00
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