Tuesday, 13 October 2015

LOUNGE #47 Reading (21/10/15)



The completion of the latest issue (Yearbook 2 / Issue #50) of Poetry NZ will be celebrated next week at one of the nzepc's celebrated LOUNGE readings in Old Government House, Auckland.

Here are the details of the event:


LOUNGE #47


with readers:

Stu Bagby
Peter Bland
Roger Horrocks
Sophia Johnson
Michele Leggott
Bronwyn Lloyd
Vana Manasiadis
Elizabeth Morton
Lisa Samuels
Robert Sullivan

MC: Jack Ross

Wednesday 21st October, 5.30-7.00 pm

At Old Government House
Auckland University City Campus
corner of Princes St and Waterloo Quadrant


Free entry. Food and drinks for sale in the Buttery.
Information Michele Leggott, or 09 373 7599 ext. 87342


The LOUNGE readings are a continuing project of the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre (nzepc), Auckland University Press and Auckland University English, Drama and Writing Studies, in association with the Staff Common Room Club at Old Government House, and — in this case — Poetry NZ.

See you there!

There will be a number of giveaways during the evening: free copies of Tender Girl, by Lisa Samuels; A Clearer View of the Hinterland, by Jack Ross; and a voucher for a free copy of the unfortunately-not-yet-back-from-the-printer Poetry NZ Yearbook 2.






Photos by Tim Page:



Lounge 47




Stu Bagby




Peter Bland




Roger Horrocks




Sophia Johnson




Michele Leggott




Bronwyn Lloyd




Vana Manasiadis




Liz Morton




Lisa Samuels




Robert Sullivan




MC: Jack Ross