Poetry Takeover

Enter a living canvas of words, movement, and sound.

A vibrant, multi-sensory spoken word experience celebrating Tāmaki Makaurau’s diverse poetry communities, hosted by MC Renee Liang - playwright, essayist, and poet.

Discover an eclectic mix of styles and voices: slam, Pasifika, te reo Māori, migrant perspectives, experimental works, and youth poets.

Unleash your own creativity! Prompting poets to create spontaneous poems in real time and poetry karaoke covering classic works.

Explore a kaleidoscope of activities: wander through chalk poetry, browse a market of books and zines, create blackout poetry on the Poet-tree, and craft visual poems with collage stickers and words..

You may also like the following events from Auckland Live:

• This Friday, 30th January, 07:00 am, Auckland Latin Fiesta in Auckland
• Next Thursday, 5th February, 07:00 am, Sunset Sounds in Auckland
• Next Friday, 6th February, 03:00 am, Somethin’ Else in Auckland

Also check out other Arts events in Auckland, Literary Art events in Auckland, Music events in Auckland.