Poetry Live! Tues 26 May Cafe 39, 39 Ponsonby Road, Auckland Guest poet: Amy Marguerite Guest musician: Crompy (James Crompton) Emcee: Rhona Amy Marguerite (she/her) is a poet and peer support worker living in Pukekohe. In 2022, she completed an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters. Amy's debut collection over under fed was published by Auckland University Press in March 2025. Her essay on the new generation of Aotearoa poets features in Te

28 April 2026 Guest Poet: Doug Poole Doug Poole is a poet, as well as the creator, editor and publisher of online poetry journal blackmail press . His poetry has been widely published in online and print journals and in anthologies, including Landfall, Hawaiian Review and Trout. Of his work he says, ‘The enduring theme of my poetry and ongoing manuscript of Pouliuli [his collection of Samoan poems], is the expression of being Samoan and Afakasi. It is central to me as a poet

7:30 pm Tuesday 14 April 2026 Guest Poet: Anne Kennedy Guest Musician: TBC Emcee: Mikey Lim Sign up for the open mic on the night (5 mins per person). First time readers warmly encouraged. Koha collected for our special guests. Anne Kennedy's most recent books are The Sea Walks into a Wall , The Ice Shelf and, as editor, Remember Me: Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa New Zealand. She is the current editor of AUP’s New Poets series. Awards include the Prime Ministe