Kia ora
organisers, poets, librarians, teachers, book clubs, creatives and lovers of
poetry.
It is with
heavy hearts we contact you in the wake of such terrible events. We can only
hope you are determined, like us, to promote and rejoice in ALL New Zealand
voices, louder than ever. As poet, Paula Green says, “poetry connects us to human experience, to how we live and
love and mourn. It is a window, it is a balm and it is an eye-opener. This
is a time to reach out and make connections, to listen.”
Welcome to Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day, 23 August 2019.
Registrations are open.
Returning
2018 organisers:
Last year was huge – let’s do it again!
To those
returning after a break: Welcome back.
To the
newcomers: Phantom
Billstickers National Poetry Day is an annual celebration of the power of
poetry – in all its manifestations. Open to all ages, it is a chance to make
poetry accessible, inclusive, and to showcase how extraordinary it can be.
Events, activities or competitions can be large or small, from handing out free
poems, making a Poet-Tree, or chalking on pavements, to larger-scale events
such as workshops, readings with guest poets and book launches. At every level,
Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day is a chance to make poetry soar.
Registrations and applications for seed-funding remain open until
5pm, Wednesday 22 May 2019.
Visit our website
for more information on how to register and/or apply for seed-funding, how to
run an event, and for general guidelines and templates here.
Or you can
follow this link straight to our …
We look
forward to unleashing the power of poetry across Aotearoa and beyond on
Friday, 23 August 2019.
(PS: PLEASE DON’T REPLY ON THIS MASS EMAIL)
If
you have any queries, reply on a separate thread to: National Administrator | Jacqui
Hammond | poetryday@nzbookawards.org.nz. Otherwise we look forward to receiving your
registration!
If you’d like to
read the (full) poignant poem Paula Green was compelled to write in the wake of
the events of 15.3.19, you can find it on her NZ Poetry Shelf blog here.
Sarah Thornton
Thornton Communications Ltd
PO Box 31954, Milford,
Auckland 0741
M: 021 753 744
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