Exciting news! The Republic of Oma Rāpeti Press is delighted to announce the launch of its first ever children's book - A Day at the Zoo in 22 Haiku by Doc Drumheller, illustrated by Hamish Reid.
Poet Doc Drumheller visited the San Diego Zoo in 2015, and 2019, and composed more than 100 haiku inspired by the conservation work and interactions with the animals in the park.
A Day at the Zoo in 22 Haiku collects the published work from the original Zoo notebooks.
Each poem is illustrated by Hamish Reid, a digital artist, who has a flair for bringing animals to life with his unique and imaginative drawing style.
The selected work aims to expand vocabularies, improve literacy, and inspire children to write their own haiku, with an educational resource called: How You Can Write a Haiku Too.
Doc Drumheller has worked in award winning groups for theatre and music and has published 11 collections of poetry. His poems are translated into more than 20 languages. He is the editor and publisher of the New Zealand literary journal Catalyst and is the editor in chief of the World Congress of Poets literary journal Fuego. In 2024 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree, Doctor of Literature (D. Litt.), from the World Academy of Arts and Culture (UNESCO), for his contributions to literature through poetry.
Hamish Reid is a Digital Artist working from a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. His work ranges in scope from Science Fiction to Scientific. He also illustrates children's books and produces humorous calendars. For more samples of his work, please visit PKME Innovations on Facebook, Instagram, and his website: www.pkmeinnovations.co.nz
Join Doc and Hamish for the launch of this exciting new project at the following dates, and locations:
Friday, 20 November, 5:30pm, Rangiora Library, 141 Percival Street, Rangiora
https://events.humanitix.com/a-day-at-the-zoo-in-22-haiku-book-launch
Sunday 22 November | 10:30 am, Telling Tales, Scorpio Children’s Books (101-111 Cashel Street, Christchurch)
https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/storytime-doc-drumheller-reads-a-day-at-the-zoo-in-22-haiku/
https://www.facebook.com/TellingTalesScorpioBooks/
Sunday 29 November, 2pm, Hurunui Memorial Library, (111 Carters Road, Amberley)
Enjoy a reading from the book and the activity from the book: How You Can Write a Haiku Too.
Books for sale, and signings by the author and artist at the venue.
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