# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Laureates line up: A special poetry event featuring our most celebrated poets
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 27 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am – Thu, 27 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: Eleven New Zealand Poets Laureate line up for poetry, with Fergus Barrowman as MC, in a key event for the National Library’s 60th birthday celebration.

A rare gathering of our most celebrated poet. Come along to a poetry reading featuring nearly all living New Zealand Poets Laureate.

It’s been almost 30 years since John Buck created the Te Mata Estate Winery Laureate Award and Bill Manhire became our first Laureate. Both will be there to support an outstanding line-up of poets: Elizabeth Smither, Jenny Bornholdt, Michele Leggott, Cilla McQueen, Ian Wedde, Karl Stead, Selina Tusitala Marsh, David Eggleton, Chris Tse, and Robert Sullivan.

Fergus Barrowman, publisher at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University Press, will MC the event. There will also be special readings to honour the late Vincent O’Sullivan and Brian Turner, shared by Vincent’s son Dominic and Brian’s partner, writer Jillian Sullivan.

This free, public event promises to be a highlight of Wellington’s poetry scene in 2025.

About the New Zealand Poet Laureate Award: https://natlib.govt.nz/about-us/scholarships-and-awards/poet-laureate/about-the-new-zealand-poet-laureate-award

Image: Poet Selina Tusitala Marsh. Photo by Mark Beatty, 2021.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellington/laureates-line-up-a-special-poetry-event-featuring-our-most-celebrated-poets/200029027482249
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 236

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wellington
- **state**: WG
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
- **lat**: -41.27696
- **long**: 174.77775
- **full address**: Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011, New Zealand

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Laureates line up: A special poetry event featuring our most celebrated poets being held?
  - **A:** Laureates line up: A special poetry event featuring our most celebrated poets takes place on Thu, 27 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 am to Thu, 27 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am at Corner Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6011, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Laureates line up: A special poetry event featuring our most celebrated poets?
  - **A:** Laureates line up: A special poetry event featuring our most celebrated poets is organized by National Library of New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Laureates line up: A special poetry event featuring our most celebrated poets 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 Wellington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 230+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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