Airini Beautrais
Bug Week - Pt 8
Story title: Trashing the Flowers
A safe house offers a sanctuary, an escape. An escape from the man she loved.
Told by Heather O'Carroll Audio
Bug Week - Pt 9
Story title: The Tea Shop - Pt 1
An exploration of women and the patriarchy, of ageing and anxiety seen through the eyes of a middle-aged madam.
Told by Carmel McGlone Audio
Bug Week - Pt 10
Story title: The Tea Shop - Pt 2
An exploration of women and the patriarchy, of ageing and anxiety seen through the eyes of a middle-aged madam.
Told by Carmel McGlone Audio
Book review: Things I Learned at Art School by Megan Dunn
Airini Beautrais reviews Things I Learned at Art School by Megan Dunn, published by Penguin. Audio
Airini Beautrais uses insects as a metaphor in her short stories
Whanganui-based poet Airini Beautrais has channelled her ability to say a lot in a few words into her first collection of short stories called Bug Week. Airini's four poetry collections include Flow… Audio
Book review - How to Be Happy Though Human by Kate Camp
Airini Beautrais reviews How to Be Happy Though Human: New and Selected Poems by Kate Camp. Published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Book review - Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker
Airini Beautrais reviews Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker, published by Victoria University Press. Audio
Book review - Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
Airini Beautrais reviews Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez. Published by Penguin Random House. This book won the UK's 2019 Royal Society Science… Audio
Book review - Flow: Whanganui River Poems
Harry Ricketts reviews: "Flow: Whanganui River Poems" by Airini Beautrais Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien: untimely deaths
Painter, poet, curator and writer, discussing two new books, focused on real life tragedies: How To Be Dead in a Year of Snakes by Chris Tse, and; Dear Neil Roberts by Airini Beautrais. Audio
Poetry with Airini Beautrais
Pukerua Bay poet discusses her new collection Western Line. Audio
