Diving In! Book Launch and panel: My Thoughts Are All of Swimming by Rose Collins

 A very special event to mark National Poetry Day this year with the inaugural winner of the John O'Connor first book award launching with readings and a panel featuring the three shortlisted writers in conversation with Erik Kennedy.

Presented by Sudden Valley Press and Canterbury Poets Collective in association with National Poetry Day, join the poets and Erik to celebrate the launch of My Thoughts Are All of Swimming by inaugural winner, Rose Collins.

Along with Jeni Curtis and Ciaran Fox, Rose Collins was chosen for the shortlist by judge, former poet laureate Elizabeth Smither who described the winning manuscript as a: 'highly accomplished, beautifully ordered collection of consistently stunning poems'. 

Join all three as they discuss the award experience, writing and probably much more with matchless raconteur and writer Erik Kennedy. 

Diving In

Friday 26th August (National Poetry Day) 5.30pm

Foundation Cafe, Tūranga 

Spring: Breakdown, Breakthrough - poetry at Tūranga

 

It's National Poetry Day 'eve' and Foundation Cafe at Tūranga is hosting an even earlier 'spring' poetry smorgasbord. Presented by Canterbury Poets Collective with MC - RikTheMost and featuring a broad selection of young, emerging and er, emerged? poets. And even a tiny, wee open mic. 

Catalyst's own Ciaran Fox is in the line up and it's even early enough to be home in time for an early night with a good book.

Readers:
Break through: Elizabeth Ayrey, Lucy Barge, Amelia Kirkness, Sarah-Kate Simons
Break down: Vana Manasiādis, Philip Armstrong, Ciaran Fox, Claudia Jardine, Gail Ingram, Anna Heraskina Foster

Thursday 25th August, 5.30pm

Foundation Cafe, Tūranga