

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Poetic Expressions of Whakapapa
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 am – Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: Curated by Dr Marama Salsano

Genealogies and layers of things and people (human, non-human and beyond-human kin) are steeped in the landscapes of Kirikiriroa Hamilton.

In this free event, six exceptional local poets share creative work and stories that connect them to layers of ancestors and landscapes, sometimes recognisable and at other times more obscure:

Dr Cassandra Barnett, Sam Clunie, Hāwea Apiata, Rahera and Matawai Solomon, and Nadia Solomon

? Sun 22 Feb 2026, 5:00pm–6:00pm
? Festival Hub - Grassroots Trust Stage, Hamilton Gardens

Presented as part of HamLit26, Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa, with special thanks to Grassroots Trust, Hamilton City Council, Creative Communities Scheme and Poppies Book Store.

Seating provided

Dr Marama Salsano

Dr Marama Salsano is a Kirikiriroa-based writer-scholar, editor, and multidisciplinary artist of Ngāi Tūhoe, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Porou, and Ngāti Wairere descent. As a Kairangahau Matua, Marama researches at the intersection of Māori and Indigenous Literary Studies, creative writing, and toi Māori; her critical and creative work has been published nationally and internationally in various anthologies and journals.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/poetic-expressions-of-whakapapa/200029400881025
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 13

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://haftokk-premier.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/poetic-expressions-of-whakapapa/hamilton?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hamilton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hamilton
- **state**: WK
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 1 Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton, New Zealand 3216
- **lat**: -37.80337
- **long**: 175.30631
- **full address**: 1 Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton, New Zealand 3216, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa (https://allevents.in/org/hamilton-arts-festival-toi-ora-ki-kirikiriroa/20708031)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Poetic+Expressions+of+Whakapapa&date=22+Feb

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1 Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton, New Zealand 3216, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Hamilton Arts Festival Toi Ora ki Kirikiriroa
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Poetic Expressions of Whakapapa ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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