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Poetry Takeover

Date Past Event12 Feb 2026

Price  No longer available

Location Aotea Square

Genre Talks & ideas

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Enter a living canvas of words, movement, and sound.  

A vibrant, multi-sensory spoken word experience celebrating Tāmaki Makaurau’s diverse poetry communities, hosted by MC Renee Liang - playwright, essayist, and poet. 

Discover an eclectic mix of styles and voices: slam, Pasifika, te reo Māori, migrant perspectives, experimental works, and youth poets.

Unleash your own creativity! Prompting poets to create spontaneous poems in real time and poetry karaoke covering classic works.  

Explore a kaleidoscope of activities: wander through chalk poetry, browse a market of books and zines, create blackout poetry on the Poet-tree, and craft visual poems with collage stickers and words.
 

Proudly supported by Auckland Council Events and the city centre targeted rate. 

Auckland Live Summer in the Square 2026


Location

On atAotea Square | Aotea – Te Papa Tū Wātea

291-297 Queen Street, Auckland

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