The Poetry List – November

 

Editor’s Rant

 

The days are fairly flowing on and it won’t be long until it’s T shirt and sandals time… though maybe not for me.  I leave for a 7-week trip to Japan in late Nov, returning in the New Year, but don’t worry, there will be a Poetry List December, so please do send me your listings.

 

Well, the self-promotional item first!  This month I launch my new poetry chapbook, Banana.  Some of you may remember the last launch which was at a tiny little dumpling shop in Dominion Rd.  This time we take over Te Karanga Gallery and teashop in K’rd, drink in poetry, snack on music and crafts, and munch on homemade goodies (you can’t expect to call a book Banana and not have banana cake!)  So please come, everyone is welcome, and details are below.

 

Also this month is the first of the summer festivals, Parnell Festival of Roses. Last year we had our own stage but this year they decided to have a regular lineup of poets on the main stage – and they are excellent poets, so go along and enjoy your poetry with roses!  There are also plenty of daytime (Spring Series, Magazine Launch) and evening (My Mother thinks I’m Talented, Fete Macabre, Makeshift Launch, Poetry Live, Courage Day) events to keep you all going!

 

At the beginning of December Poetry Live moves to Te Karanga Gallery, 208 K’rd (opposite St Kevin’s Arcade and upstairs/next to Illicit clothing).  This is an exciting new partnership as Te Karanga is run as a trust to benefit emerging artists and as well as being an amazing teashop, bar and art gallery, also has an in-house radio station.  We’ll be trialling the new venue through Dec, so please come and check it out and tell us what you think.

 

Also, another reminder that submissions for the annual anthology of Poetry Live, Live Lines, closes on Nov 14^th. Details at the end of this List.

 

Renee

 

Comments and listings (poetry-related only) are welcome.  If your event occurs before the next Poetry List is due, generally the first week of each month, tell me anyway and I’ll put it on the website.  As always, if I emailed you in error, my sincerest apologies, ask me and I’ll unsubscribe you.

 

If you can’t wait a month for this newsletter, the site also has a list of poetry events updated continuously, found at http://groups.msn.com/PoetryLivefourbytwopublishing/newevents.msnw. You’ll see a “this site has moved” sign, but just click on the menu bar and you’ll find the familiar old pages. The new Poetry Live website is now under construction and will have all kinds of great features, more news soon.

In the meantime please keep chucking any events listings or suggestions at me. Also if you know anyone who isn’t getting these emails but wants to, let me know – there have been some issues with some emails not getting through recently, so I will try and check.

If you want to get on the separate Poetry Live email list to get weekly emails on what’s happening at Poetry Live, contact me or any of the other three MCs.

 

The List:

 

Spring Series:  Every Sat, 2-4 pm at Art Lounge on Lorne St (next to Pathfinders), October through November. Part of Auckland Art Gallery’s public programme. (previously Winter Warmers)
Enjoy tea and biccies while listening to emerging and established artists talk about and demonstrate their work.

Free, koha requested for the artists. $4 all day parking vouchers for CBD.

MCs and organizers: Anna Kaye Forsyth and Renee Liang.
Only poetry-related events are listed here… for the rest, check out

http://www.aucklandartgallery.govt.nz/activities/events/whatson.asp (click on any Saturday).

 

Thursday Nov 6^th - All Originals Night

8pm at Forde’s Bar, 122 Anzac Ave, Auckland City. Entry by koha.

Featuring: Katherine Ann-Marie, The Midnite Man, Peary Chicane & Special guest Poets: Shane Hollands and Murray Haddow

Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th Nov: Parnell festival of Roses at Parnell Rose garden will feature poetry readings by poets. 

On Sat 8^th Nov Tim Heath reads on the main stage at 1pm, Shane Hollands at 2.15, Courtney Meredith at 3.45 and Sam Hunt at 4.15 (dance/music acts in between).  On Sunday 9^th Nov Gus Simonovic reads at 1 pm, Selina Marsh at 2.30 and Courtney Meredith at 3.45. Check out  http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/whatson/events/roses/default.asp.   

Saturday 8 Nov: Spring Series. Jam Radio - founder Louise Evans will talk about her pioneering work in community radio and the arts. Award-winning playwright, poet and fiction author Vivienne Plumb will discuss her creative endeavours. 2-4 pm Art Lounge, Auckland Art Gallery, free.

Saturday 8th Nov: Tourettes’ spoken word night My Mother Says I’m Talented 7.30 Basement(nee Silo), Anzac Ave
This features performances by Tourettes, Courtney Meredith, Shane Hollands, Sabrina Muck and more. Kicks off at 9pm . So come down drink some beer, see some art, hear some poetry- it’s gonna be neat! $5 at door.

Saturday 8th Nov: Fete Macabre

Wine Cellar and Whammy Bar, St Kevins Arcade, Karangahape Rd, from 8 pm. Tickets: $20 on the door,pre-sales $15 from Real Groovy or by visiting www.thedustpalace.co.nz

Wine Cellar and Whammy Bar will be transformed for the night, into a dark cocktail of all things macabre. With multiple acts across three rooms, and installations and exhibits in the connecting alleyways and smaller rooms, this will truly be a feast to satisfy even the most ravenous appetites for all things disturbingly beautiful.
Performances will be from wide variety of mediums, with art, poetry, dance, music, aerial work, storytelling and more; and in addition to the main acts, there will be a collection of short surprises throughout the night. Also, there will be film screenings and listening rooms, for the appreciation of recorded works. Poets Miriam Barr, Christian Jensen and Renee Liang will feature.

Sunday 9th Nov. 2 pm: Launch of Magazine Six. At a private residence in Grey Lynn. email bright_com@xtra.co.nz to RSVP and get driving directions. Magazine Six is packed with excellent writing, art reviews and correspondence. Sadly this will be the last issue ever.

Tuesday November 11^th – Poetry Live. With Guest Poet Daniel Larsen and Guest Musician Ivy Rossiter, MC Miriam.  Classic Studio, 321 Queen St, 8 pm.

Saturday 15 Nov: Spring Series. Poets Penny Somervaille and Genevieve McLean indulge us with some fine poetry on a (hopefully) sunny afternoon. 2-4 pm Art Lounge, Auckland Art Gallery, free.

Saturday 15 Nov: Launch of Banana, a new chapbook by Renee Liang. From 3.30 (readings start at 4) til 6 pm at Te Karanga Gallery, 208 K’rd (opp St Kevins Arcade and upstairs/next to Illicit clothing). Free.

With readings by Renee, Siobhan Harvey, Riemke Ensing, Michael Onslow-Osborne, Doug Poole and friends, music by Anna Kaye Forsyth, crafts and of course banana cake, made by Renee and friends.

 Saturday 15 Nov: Courage Day - PEN NZ (NZ Society of Authors) event

Ponsonby Community Centre , 20 Ponsonby Tce, P’by

5.30pm:  FREE SCREENING of the feature-length documentary An Independent Mind, by Bafta award-winning director Rex Bloomstein.  It features eight characters from around the world attempting to exercise their right to freely express themselves.  Their stories include facing the threat of imprisonment for drawing a cartoon of the President, being sent to a labour camp for telling a joke, being tortured for writing a poem and being forced into exile for singing a song. These stories focus not just on the developing world but also on Western democracies. There will be opportunity to participate in a panel discussion afterwards.  Refreshments will be available for purchase.

7.30 pm:  Programme of poetry, politics & music.  Tickets $25 incl beverage. Limited Door Sales. Advance tickets (cash & cheque) available from:
The Women’s Bookshop, 105 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, tel (09) 376 4399
Refreshments and Beverages available from 6.30pm. Lucky draw prizes, raffles.
Enquires: Sue Gee tel (09) 836 3099 suzannegeenz@yahoo.co.nz  or Rae McGregor mcgregors@xtra.co.nz

This evening is the Auckland Branch’s fundraiser for the NZSA (PEN NZ Inc) so please come and enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow writers while supporting your Society.  

Tuesday November 18^th – Poetry Live. With Guest Poet Michael Onslow-Osborne and Guest Musician TBA, MC Renee.  Classic Studio, 321 Queen St, 8 pm.

 

Friday November 28th - Makeshift Magazine Issue #4 Release Party

9pm, Whammy Bar, St. Kevin’s Arcade, K’Rd.

$10 (includes magazine)

 

Auckland-based art collective Makeshift proudly presents Makeshift Magazine #4 – “Tomorrow, Today” with a celebration of art, music, and creativity on Friday the 28th of November at Whammy Bar in St. Kevin’s

Arcade on K’Rd. The magazine features poetry, illustration, short stories, photography, comics, editorial and anything in between that Makeshift thinks will make you smile. Ten dollars gets you in the door to see some fabulous local bands, a very talented wordsmith and a mini-exhibition. With every entry, you also receive a copy of the magazine. What a bargain!

 

The music lineup is bursting at the seams with talented NZ bands including: Ice Cream Soldiers, Mr. Hayday, The Naked And Famous and Tommy ILL & Buck Beauchamp. The cherry atop the musical mound is Tourettes, who will be guiding us through the evening as emcee and doing poetry between sets. In addition, and in true Makeshift style, there will be video art, lollies & cupcakes, games, and interactive artwork. So, save the date and we’ll see you at Whammy Bar to celebrate the release of Makeshift Magazine Issue #4 and to support the local art and music scene!

 

Featuring:

Tommy ILL & Buck Beauchamp

The Naked And Famous

Mr. Hayday

Ice Cream Soldiers

…and Tourettes as the evening’s emcee

 

 

DON’T FORGET POETRY LIVE MOVES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH TO TE KARANGA GALLERY IN K’RD.

Live Lines
The team at Poetry Live invites all poets who have read at Poetry Live in 2008 to submit three to five poems and/or three to five pieces of black-and-white art for inclusion in Live Lines Volume 2, due for release in 2009. The editors are looking for the best of Poetry Live and it is expected that all submissions will be well-polished final drafts.

The deadline for submissions is midnight on Friday, November 14th.

Please post hard-copies of your work to Poetry Live, 1/16 Millais Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021
or hand your submissions to one of the Poetry Live MCs on Tuesday nights at Poetry Live.

The Deformed Paper
is a monthly broadside of new art and poetry, available at Poetry Live and other venues. For further information such as submission guidelines and themes see The De-formed Paper on facebook, or visit http://www.myspace.com/thedeformedpaper.
Postal subscription is $5 for 10 months.(it just pays for the stamp) Email your details to de.formedpaper@gmail.com.

Pounamu - New Zealand Poets and poetry to treasure - fortnightly radio show
The latest edition of the Pounamu radio show is now live on www.jamradio.co.nz. The Jam website tends to work better with the firefox browser.
If you would like to be involved in future shows, or you have an idea for a feature, please email the organiser, Anna Kaye Forsyth, at annakayewriter@gmail.com. If you want to be kept in the loop about the show, type SUBSCRIBE: Pounamu in the subject line.

Guerrilla Poetry
Join our unit of guerrilla poets as they chalk their poems on pavements at various sites around the city, exploring the use of space with words, challenging public perception of poetry. We’ll amp up our activity as the weather gets warmer….. Dates will be advertised on the homepage as confirmed. Contact Renee, Miriam or Christian from PoetryLive for details. Keep your eye on the website to find out when the next Action is, join our Facebook group, or email docrnz@gmail.com to get on the sneak attack email list.

SideStream is a monthly magazine for fresh new poetry, distributed in hard copy at poetry venues and cafes around NZ. See www.myspace.com/sidestreampoetry for Submissions guidelines and info. Or email the editor Miriam, on miriam1barr16@gmail.com.