POETRY AT THE MUSEUM
FRIDAY 25 AUGUST 1:30-4:00PM
MEET AT FRONT DESK
WAIKATO MUSEUM
1 GRANTHAM ST
Come and help us celebrate National Poetry Day on Friday 25 August by enjoying some
poetry at Waikato Museum.
Curators will guide you through exhibitions Of This Place: Margot Philips’ Landscapes, Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist | He Ringatoi Hou o Aotearoa and we'll explore the National Contemporary Art Award.
Dadon Rowell will facilitate some poetry writing and invite people to share poems they've written based on the exhibitions.
This is a free event and registration is required. This event is in partnership with Waikato Museum with sponsorship from National Poetry Day.
MC
Dadon Rowell (she/her) is a Kirikiriroa-based poet & short fiction writer with a Masters in Writing from the University of Waikato. She’s a teacher,
librarian, & long-time ampersand enthusiast. Her work has featured in multiple journals & anthologies, including Sweet Mammalian, Poetry Aotearoa, Starling, & No Other Place to Stand: An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand. Most recently she guest co-edited the 10th issue of Mayhem Literary Journal, & is a member of the new Mayhem editorial team.