# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From nature to the page: writing the wild edge. Poetry workshop with Michelle Elvy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 am – Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 am
- **Event Description**: A writing workshop with Michelle Elvy - Auckland Regional Parks Artist in Residence 2025.

Michelle Elvy will share strategies for writing about our 
natural world, and discuss the spaces between microfiction 
and poetry.

The focus will be on:
place and space
motion and change
the mysteries of knowing and not knowing

The workshop includes:
samples for reading and discussion
time for writing and sharing work
tips for continued writing and editing
tutor feedback

Limited places, registration essential!
Book now: https://events.humanitix.com/from-nature-to-the-page-writing-the-wild-edge

**Following this workshop will be a live poetry reading from Michelle Elvy and special guests from 3.30 - 4.30pm - all weclome!

About the tutor
Michelle Elvy was recently the 2025 Auckland Council Artist in Residence based at Barr Cottage in Huia. She is an award-winning writer, editor, creative writing teacher and mentor. Her poetry, fiction, travel writing, creative nonfiction and reviews have been widely published. Her books include the experimental novel, the everrumble, the hybrid story collection, the other side of better, and the forthcoming poetry collection, ocean sky marble eye. She has edited numerous anthologies, centred around interrogating, re-imagining and caring for our world. For more information about Michelle visit michelleelvy.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/auckland/from-nature-to-the-page-writing-the-wild-edge-poetry-workshop-with-michelle-elvy/200029639551327
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Auckland
- **state**: AU
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 300 Scenic Drive, Oratia, Waitakere, Waitakere, New Zealand 0604
- **lat**: -36.94661
- **long**: 174.60788
- **full address**: 300 Scenic Drive, Oratia, Waitakere, Waitakere, New Zealand 0604, 300 Scenic Dr, Nihotupu, Auckland 0604, New Zealand, Auckland

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is From nature to the page: writing the wild edge. Poetry workshop with Michelle Elvy being held?
  - **A:** From nature to the page: writing the wild edge. Poetry workshop with Michelle Elvy takes place on Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 am to Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 am at 300 Scenic Drive, Oratia, Waitakere, Waitakere, New Zealand 0604, 300 Scenic Dr, Nihotupu, Auckland 0604, New Zealand, Auckland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing From nature to the page: writing the wild edge. Poetry workshop with Michelle Elvy?
  - **A:** From nature to the page: writing the wild edge. Poetry workshop with Michelle Elvy is organized by Arataki Visitor Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** From nature to the page: writing the wild edge. Poetry workshop with Michelle Elvy is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Auckland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If From nature to the page: writing the wild edge. Poetry workshop with Michelle Elvy sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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