Generation X: Poets Respond

On the final weekend of Generation X: 50 Artworks from the Chartwell Collection, join us for a literary mixtape of poetry, with readings of old and new works by five Gen X poets from Aotearoa.

When | Āhea

Sat 19 Oct 2024, 11.00am–12.00pm

Where | Ki hea

Toi Art, Level 4

Cost | Te utu

Free event with museum entry

Joining us at this event is Hinemoana Baker, James Brown, Kate Camp, Nick Ascroft, Therese Lloyd, and Tracey Slaughter, with MC Fergus Barrowman.

Poet and performer Hinemoana Baker traces her Māori ancestry from Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Te Āti Awa and Ngāi Tahu. Her four poetry collections, several original music albums and other sonic and written work have seen her on stages and pages in many countries around world for the last 25 years. She has lived in Berlin, Germany for the last nine years. She is currently the Randell Cottage writer in residence in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Photo by Ashley Clark

Nick Ascroft was born in 1973 and the colours of brown and orange still bring him comfort. As a kid he biked around Te Anau with a group of friends in thin matching sunglasses. Like him they collected Star Wars action figures and X-Men comics. Some joined him in a breakdance troupe called the Reflexitrons. In Dunedin he fronted an ironic indie band. In London he wore a long PVC jacket. The years drag on. He still writes poetry.
Photo by Nick Ascroft

Kate Camp, (b. 1972) was born and lives in Wellington, New Zealand. She is the author of seven collections of poetry, and the recipient of many of New Zealand’s major literary awards. An often-disconcerting blend of seriousness and humour has been a hallmark of her poetry since it was first published in the mid-1990s.
Her most recent poetry collection, *How To Be Happy Though Human: New and Selected Poems* was published by House of Anansi Press in Canada in 2020. Poems have appeared in journals in the UK, Canada, US and Australia, and in translation in German and Russian. Her “scorchingly good” memoir *You Probably Think This Song Is About You* was published in 2022. Her new collection of poetry, tentatively titled *Makeshift Seasons* will be published in early 2025 by Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University Press.
Photo by Ebony Lamb Photographer

Therese Lloyd is the author of two poetry collections: *Other Animals* (THWUP, 2013) and *The Facts* (THWUP, 2018) which was a finalist at the 2019 Ockham NZ Book Awards.
She has a Masters and PhD in Creative Writing from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University.
Therese has been a champion of the poetry scene in Poneke since the late 90s and has been the recipient of several writing scholarships, awards and residencies over the years. She is currently working on a new book of poems honouring the menopause moment that we seem to be in the middle of.
Photo by Martin Farmer

James Brown's most recent book *Slim Volume* was published in July by Te Herenga Waka University Press. His *Selected Poems* appeared in 2020. James convenes the Poetry Workshop at the International Institute of Modern Letters, Victoria University. He rarely ventures far from Wellington's south coast.
Photo by Russell Kleyn

Tracey Slaughter is an award-winning author of poetry, short fiction and personal essays. Her latest works are the poetry collection *The Girls in the Red House are Singing* (2024) and the short story collection *Devil's Trumpet* (2021), both from Te Herenga Waka Press. Most recently her work has received the international Manchester Poetry Prize 2023, the Calibre Essay Prize 2024 and The Moth Short Story Award 2024. She lives in Kirikiriroa and teaches at the University of Waikato.
Photo by Joel Hinton

Stick around for Generation X: Book Club at 1pm. Host Pip Adam will be joined by poet and essayist Helen Heath and writer Giovanni Tiso to celebrate the exhibition and explore its literary influences.

A photo of someone dancing or singing at a darkly lit space with red and blue lighting.

Generation X: 50 Artworks from the Chartwell Collection

Generation X: 50 Artworks from the Chartwell Collection is a big noisy group show featuring contemporary art made by Gen X artists. This exhibition is presented by City Gallery Wellington.

On now

27 July – 20 October 2024

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