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Aotearoa’s beloved one-day countrywide celebration of poetry is back for its 26th year, and it’s gearing up to deliver an extraordinary array of events that promise to soothe, delight and uplift the nation on Friday 25 August. Last year's 25th anniversary . ....
Hawke s Bay Live Poets Society - keeping poetry alive in HB 2 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Bill Sutton (left) with Radio Kidnappers host Jeremy Roberts. Napier Courier By: Brenda Vowden Turning 29 is not usually celebrated with much hoopla, but for the Hawke s Bay Live Poets Society, (HBLPS) this year s birthday is another reminder it is the longest-running poetry group in New Zealand. And another reason for a bit of a fuss is to farewell one of the original members who is retiring from the committee. Dr Bill Sutton has been involved from the early days of the poetry group s 1992 inception, when it was started by Keith Thorsen. Keith was employed at the time by the Hastings City Council as their Community Arts organiser. ....