# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Launch | This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Scorpio Books and Dead Bird Books warmly welcome you to the Ōtautahi Christchurch launch of This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown with original artwork by Bill Hammond (29 Aug 1947 – 30 Jan 2021).

Shining on a selection of works from the poet Ben Brown and the artist Bill Hammond, This Imperfect Light is a collaboration born from too many glasses of wine in a bar between earthquakes.

Gathered together here are 31 years of words in no particular order, other than exactly where they should be. Brown is an avid story teller, amateur philosopher, and self-professed expert orator, known for enjoying the sound of his own voice.

This selection allows for quiet contemplation of a life lived imperfectly. The Māori Jesus and The Blue Blanket Boy wander freely through islands, sea-scapes, and the birds and bones of an artist’s imaginings.

 

Meanwhile,

I barter words for pictures with a man

who is a toymaker and a singer of birds

and ancient giants feather walking through

the red bones of these brazen hills.

Yes, he said.

I’ve worked

with a poet before.

It was a bastard.

 

All welcome, this is a free event. Refreshments provided. Please send in your RSVP.

About the author

Ben Brown (Ngati Mahuta, Ngati Koroki, Ngati Paoa) is an acclaimed writer, poet, performer and publisher who lives in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Born in Motueka, New Zealand, in 1962, he has previously worked as a tobacco farm labourer, market gardener and tractor driver, and has been writing and publishing since 1992. Brown is the author of an evocative memoir, A Fish in the Swim of the World, a number of children’s books, non-fiction works, and short stories for children and adults, many of which have strong New Zealand nature themes.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/book-launch-this-imperfect-light-by-ben-brown/200030538981008
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, performances, music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Christchurch
- **state**: CA
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Scorpio Books
- **lat**: -43.532460954
- **long**: 172.63556387033
- **full address**: Scorpio Books, Five Lanes at the BNZ Centre. 120 Hereford St,Christchurch, New Zealand

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Launch | This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown being held?
  - **A:** Book Launch | This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown takes place on Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm at Scorpio Books, Five Lanes at the BNZ Centre. 120 Hereford St,Christchurch, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch | This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown?
  - **A:** Book Launch | This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown is organized by Scorpio Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Book Launch | This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Christchurch, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Book Launch | This Imperfect Light by Ben Brown sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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