National Poetry Day
A glimpse of the annual National Poetry Day Celebrations at Wai-te-ata Press.
National Poetry Day 2016: Transpositions
A window into the many acts of transposition and translation part of the 2016 National Poetry Day Celebrations at Wai-te-ata Press. In the video below, Emma Barnes reads her poem, "I am in Bed with You," interspersed with Francesca Benocci reading the Italian translation and footage of Meredith Paterson setting and printing the poem in letterpress.
To find out more, read our news release.
National Poetry Day 2017: Finding Poetry on the Page
Over 100 events and activities took place across New Zealand on 25 August 2017 to mark the 20th anniversary of Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day. At Victoria, Dr Sydney Shep and her Printer’s Devils hosted 3 workshops at Wai-te-ata Press to unleash the power of poetry through lead, ink and paper.
Read our news release.
