POETRY
Wednesday 13 June 2012 - 6pm
// Passages: Reading around the Transit
// Passages: Reading around the Transit
Join us for this special event. A panel discussion with readings. German
and New Zealand poets respond to the Transit of Venus 2012 celebrations at
Tolaga Bay, exploring the process of writing about this extraordinary
astronomical phenomenon. Co-organised by the
Goethe Institut, New Zealand, with funding from the German Federal Foreign
Office.
The poets are Hinemoana Baker,
Glenn Colquhoun, Chris Price, Uwe Kolbe, Brigitte Oleschinski, and Ulrike Almut
Sandig.
Chair Bill Manhire.
Chair Bill Manhire.
For the second part of this reciprocal
exchange, the German and New Zealand poets will meet again in October in
Frankfurt am Main and Berlin, working together in a translation workshop organised by Literaturwerkstatt, and presenting
the results at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012.
Free entry.
Seating is limited so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Free entry.
Seating is limited so please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
This event is part of the public programme for the exhibition Dark Sky 1 May - 8 July 2012.
For more details please visit www.adamartgallery.org.nz
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