Poet Laureate
Robert Sullivan confirmed as new Poet Laureate
The National Library - Te Puna Maa-tauranga O Aotearoa - has just announced Robert Sullivan will take over as Poet Laureate. Audio
David Eggleton: Poet Laureate
New Zealand’s current Poet Laureate, performance poet, reviewer and non-fiction writer, David Eggleton, talks about his role as a composer of poems for the nation. Audio
Selina Tusitala Marsh: Finding comfort in words
Both the incoming and the outgoing Poets Laureate join us this morning for some poetic inspiration on Easter Monday. Selina Tusitala Marsh, who has recently handed over the baton to David Eggleton… Audio
Former Poet Laureate Michele Leggott looks back
Selecting from more than 30 years of poetry to fit into one book was the challenge New Zealand's first Poet Laureate set herself. Michele Leggott's called the collection Mezzaluna. It starts with… Audio
Native American poet laureate Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo is a critically acclaimed poet and musician and she is the first Native American to be named US poet laureate. Born in Oklahoma, Joy Harjo is of Muscogee Creek heritage, and often draws on… Audio
David Eggleton named new Poet Laureate
The Dunedin poet, art critic and writer has been appointed as the next New Zealand Poet Laureate.
NZ poet laureate launches new poetry book
New poetry book launched by New Zealand's Pasifika Poet Laureate. Audio
A Circle of Laureates
New Zealand Poet Laureate CK Stead and his predecessors Jenny Bornholdt, Michele Leggott, Bill Manhire, Cilla McQueen, Vincent O’Sullivan, Elizabeth Smither, Brian Turner and Ian Wedde share their… Audio
C.K. Stead is new Poet Laureate
One of the country's most celebrated writers, C.K. Stead, has been named as New Zealand's latest Poet Laureate. Audio
CK Stead named as New Zealand's newest Poet Laureate
That is one of the country's most celebrated scribes, CK Stead, New Zealand's latest Poet Laureate. Audio
