Poetry at the Museum | Hamilton Book Month
25 August 2023
1.30pm to 4pm
Free but registration required
Celebrate National Poetry Day on Friday 25 August by enjoying some poetry at Waikato Museum.
Explore the exhibitions Of This Place: Margot Philips’ Landscapes, Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa and the 2023 National Contemporary Art Award to stir up inspiration.
Dadon Rowell will then facilitate some poetry writing and invite people to share poems they've written based on the exhibitions.
This is a free event and registration is required. This event is in partnership with Hamilton Book Month with sponsorship from National Poetry Day.
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To register, please email hamiltonbookmonth@gmail.com
About your host
Dadon Rowell (she/her) is a Kirikiriroa-based poet & short fiction writer with a Masters in Writing from the University of Waikato. She’s a teacher, librarian, & long-time ampersand enthusiast.
Her work has featured in multiple journals & anthologies, including Sweet Mammalian, Poetry Aotearoa, Starling, & No Other Place to Stand: An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand. Most recently she guest co-edited the 10th issue of Mayhem Literary Journal, & is a member of the new Mayhem editorial team.
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