Transit of Venus / Venustransit event and book launch Tuesday 23 February, 6pm at Royal Society

Goethe-Institut, Royal Society of New Zealand and Victoria University Press warmly invite you to a reading and book launch event for Transit of Venus / Venustransit at 6pm on Tuesday 23 February at the Royal Society (auditorium), Turnbull St, Thorndon, Wellington. The event will include a short screening of the Transit of Venus Poetry Exchange documentary, a video performance from Berlin-based poets Hinemoana Baker and Ulrike Almut Sandig, and live performances from poets Chris Price and Glenn Colquhoun. This will be followed by a conversation with the poets and with the Uawanui Project chair Victor Walker about how the Transit has not only generated poetry, but also inspired a pervasive 'science psyche' in the Uawa/Tolaga Bay Community. Chair: Dr. Lydia Wevers (FRSNZ, Transit of Venus Forum steering committee) Refreshments will be served following the event. Attendance is free, but registration essential Please register online at eventbrite here. https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/transit-of-venus-poetry-exchange-book-launch-tickets-20851739113 Transit of Venus will be available for purchase courtesy of Vic Books. p/b, $30