(RE)GENERATION NEXT: THE POET LAUREATE STEPS DOWN
Join Chris at the National Library to mark the end of his time in the role with his reflections on the future of Aotearoa New Zealand poetry and readings from special guests.
Chris will be joined by poets Ken Arkind, Cadence Chung, Gregory O’Brien, Chris Price, and Ruby Solly.
“I left the doors to the past and the future unlocked …”
Chris Tse’s three-year term as Aotearoa New Zealand Poet Laureate ends on Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, when the next Poet Laureate will be announced.
Date and Time: Wednesday 20 August 2025, 6pm to 8pm
Location: Te Ahumairangi Ground Floor, National Library of New Zealand
Further Information
NZ Poetry Shelf 
This was such a lovely, moving evening and so generous of Chris to share it with four poets (Chris Price, Cadence Chung, Gregory O’Brien and Ruby Solly) whom he said had been especially important to him and his work. Wonderful to see so many people out on a freezing cold Welly night to celebrate Chris, the Poet Laureateship and poetry!
LikeLike