Eight top New Zealand writers will appear together at an 11 February event in Wellington to raise funds for the New Zealand Red Cross’s relief work in tsunami-affected areas of Asia.
Writers’ tsunami aid, a night of readings and music, will feature leading poets Kate Camp (pictured), Bill Manhire, Vivienne Plumb, Tusiata Avia, Vincent O’Sullivan, Hinemoana Baker and Emily Dobson, and writer/actor Jo Randerson.
Kim Hill will act as MC, and James Illingworth will add some stylish jazz piano to the mix, at Wellington’s Downstage Theatre on Friday 11 February from 7.30pm.
'Many New Zealanders have been deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the Boxing Day tsunami,' says organiser Caren Wilton (right). 'Writers’ tsunami aid is a chance for the literary community to raise funds and contribute to the rebuilding effort which will continue for some time in affected countries.
'It’s also a rare opportunity to hear so many of our highly accomplished writers at the same event – it’ll be a night of lively, invigorating readings, accompanied by music and with the chance to have a glass of wine.'
All proceeds from the evening will go to the New Zealand Red Cross South Asia tsunami appeal. Tickets will be available on the door for $25 - cash or cheque only.
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Comment by Islander ~ February 1, 2005 10:43 PM
Other artists - including the odd writer or two - will be donating work to an auction organised by the Red Cross, MC'd Peter Biggs, to be held in March, all receipts to go to etc. etc.
Comment by Mary McCallum ~ February 12, 2005 12:32 PM
Poem -
AFTER A POETRY EVENING TO RAISE MONEY FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS I FIND MY ROOF IS LEAKING by Mary McCallum
How easily you flow
all of you
standing on the stage
all aplomb
Tusiata wiggling her bum
Hinemoana oiling her throat
Vincent disgusting us
with love poems and
Kate charming with
the tale of the poet
once sick in his cuffs.
How easily you know
all of you
what there is to say
Viv Plumb
on Plan A & Plan B
Bill on what poetry’s about:
untangling the brain -
but not the hair, for Jo’s
there waxing on the Good Life
and young Emily’s boxing on
about blood & stuff.
Here I am back home
(all of you
know the way
it does or doesn’t come)
fingers poised, the voice dumb
words like hiccoughs
and the only thing
flowing on the screen -
as clean as Emily as
persistent as Vivienne
as unstoppable as Jo
as simple as Vincent
as percussive as Bill
as sly as Kate
as alive as Tusi
as tedious as
Hinemoana’s
man in the pub -
is the rain.
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