Even a streaming cold could not stop me having a great time reading in the 2009 Canterbury Poets Collective Autumn Reading Series. The 2010 lineup has now been announced, and it includes some of my favourite poets. If you live in or near Christchurch, I urge you to get along to one or more of these sessions.
Canterbury Poets present – Poetry in Performance
20th Anniversary Autumn Readings 2010
Open microphone and guest readers
Win a $20 MCB voucher – audience vote for the Best Open Mike Poet each night
Where: Madras Café Bookshop, 165 Madras St – licensed and BYO.
When: Wednesdays, 6.30 pm
How much: $5 entry
The lineup
17 March Kay McKenzie Cooke, Mary-Jane Grandinetti, David Gregory
24 March Jessica Le Bas, Robert Lumsden, Tom Weston
31 March Chris Price, Marisa Cappetta, Lorraine Ritchie
7 April Michele Leggott, Nick Williamson, Helen Lowe
14 April Rachel Bush, Justine de Spa, Rangi Faith
21 April The Hagley Group with Jeffrey Paparoa Holman and Frankie McMillan. The compère will be Morrin Rout.
28 April Cliff Fell, Alison Denham, Stephanie Grieve
5 May Featuring the Winning Open Mike Poets from the season
