Rhythm & Verse 14th June Titirangi New Zealand

Poets and music - always a nice combination - hosted as usual by Ila Selwyn.

David Parker and the Nukes amongst others support poetry from Jenny Clay; Mary Macpherson; Madeliene Slavick; and Zanni Yeah.

This event costs $5 (cash no cards - we're the people remember!) from 7.30pm (doors/bar open 7pm) on the Venue Top Floor, Lopdell House Gallery

More information can be found here http://www.lopdell.org.nz/index.cfm/whats-on/events/rhythm-verse1/

Dear Heart Poetry Reading at Meow Wellington, NZ 9th May

Love poems and poets at the Meow Cafe, 9 Edwards St, Wellington from 6pm. This may be free.

Celebrate the publication of Dear Heart: 150 New Zealand Love Poems written from the 1930s onwards. Editor Paula Green and esteemed contributors including

• Jenny Bornholdt 
• James Brown
• Anna Jackson
• Bill Manhire 
• Gregory O’Brien
• Harry Ricketts 
• Chris Tse

Books will be available for purchase and signing. More information available here http://www.facebook.com/events/425162377511331/ and here http://www.welovemeow.co.nz/events.html.

Bill Manhire, Stirling, Scotland 29th March 2012

Prize-winning NZ poet and fiction writer Bill Manhire will be reading at the University of Stirling and answering questions. The event takes place 17:00 through 20:00 at Pathfoot A7 at the University.

Free apparently and all welcome to attend.

More information available here http://www.facebook.com/events/164854990299702/ and here http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/manhireb.html.