Words come alive on Montana Poetry Day

Poetry marathons, poetry puddings, resurrection nights and poetry slams; words come alive everywhere on Friday 24th July, Montana Poetry Day. From Whangarei in the North to Invercargill in the South, established poets and those who simply want to give poetry a go will take part in a huge variety of public events in celebration of our most creative writing form.

The day provides a rare opportunity to catch such acclaimed poets as Sam Hunt, CK Stead, Karlo Mila and Glenn Colquhoun perform live. And if you’ve been harbouring a desire to perform a piece of your own, this is the day to throw caution to the wind.

Established in 1998, Montana Poetry Day has since become one of the most anticipated events on the arts calendar. Click here for or more information.

To read poems from some of our Random House authors, click here.