Transit of Venus poetry event and book launch
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.
Transit of Venus will be available for purchase courtesy of Vic Books. p/b, $30
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