Poetry Snaps

Sarah Krieg talks to poets from Aotearoa New Zealand in her studio in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Her goal? To open your mind about what poetry could be. Guests include local slam poets, as well as writers who are fresh on the scene.

Episodes

S2 Ep 4 - Jamie Trower

July 6, 2023 • 66 mins

Jamie Trower started writing as a way to help him recover from a skiing accident he had as a child. Since then, he’s published a number of poetry collections, established his career as a magazine writer, and started his own publishing house: Birdboy Press. This week on Poetry Snaps we talk about how we can create worlds with words when we are faced with isolation. We dive into the experience of rejection, and explore the reasons wh...

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S2 Ep 3 - Ruby Macomber

May 21, 2023 • 63 mins

Ruby is a poet, storyteller, creative facilitator and current student of law. In this episode we talk about her work with Te Kāhui, a youth arts programme promoting storytelling in communities and corrections. We also explore the way Pasifika poets have influenced her writing, and the deeply flawed nature of a “hierarchy” of needs.

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S2 Ep 2 - Claudia Jardine

April 13, 2023 • 59 mins

Ōtautahi based poet and Classics nerd, Claudia Jardine, zooms into the studio via the internet in this episode. In the build-up to the release of her first full-length poetry collection, BITER, we talk about IUDs, pelicans, and the caveats of translating ancient love poems.

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S2 Ep 1 - Queer Bone: Sex Poems with Dan Goodwin, Quinn Allison, Ngaio Simmons, Grace Shelley and Joshua Iosefo

February 23, 2023 • 75 mins

As part of Auckland Pride, Sarah and Dan hosted an evening at Movespace where queer poets explored the theme of sex in their poetry. The episode was recorded live in front of an audience, and began with a panel discussion. Then each poet showcased their take on the topic of "queer sex" - whatever that might mean to them.

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Ep 8 - Georgie Silk

November 29, 2022 • 62 mins

Georgie Silk is a poet, theatre maker and counsellor who has done extensive research into the relationship between creativity and dealing with mental distress. This week on Poetry Snaps, we delve into the reasons why writing poetry usually makes you feel good.

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Ep 7 - Dan Goodwin

October 27, 2022 • 69 mins

Current National Slam Poetry Champion, theatre maker and good friend Dan Goodwin sits down to chat about all the things that lie beneath the words of a poem.

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Ep 6 - Tate Fountain

October 13, 2022 • 59 mins

Tate Fountain is a gentle poet. Her verse matches the delicate flow of her dress. She’s silly, and funny, and is so excited about all the ways poetry in Aotearoa is growing.

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Ep 5 - Mohamed Hassan

September 25, 2022 • 61 mins

Mohamed Hassan is an old friend, but he is also one of the most talented poets, writers and journalists I have ever met. We talk about the politics of poetry, and the poetry of politics.

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Ep 4 - Katie Rickson

September 1, 2022 • 63 mins

Katie Rickson is a writer, editor, poet and founder of Compassion Poetry - an online collection of poems and essays about life with a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder. Katie and I talk about the way writing can help ground you, help you explore your world with wonder and compassion, and the importance of emotional intelligence in surviving our current landscape.

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Ep 3 - Sheldon Rua

August 14, 2022 • 58 mins

Sheldon Rua is a poet and dancer from Tāmaki Makaurau South. In this kōrero dig into the roots of spoken word poetry here in Auckland, and unsurprisingly find the oral history of our Māori and Pasifika people.

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Ep 2 - Grace Shelley

July 31, 2022 • 56 mins

Grace Shelley is the editor of Overcom, a queer literary journal published here in Tāmaki Makaurau. We talk about the subtle sexiness of queer poetry, the blossoming world of page poetry, and the role of the English Teacher in fostering a love of poems.

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Ep 1 - Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall

July 5, 2022 • 60 mins

Carrie and Liv are the Taylor Swifts of poetry. They tell us about the ways their growing and shifting friendship has contributed to growth in their work. We talk about poetry crowns, and imposter syndrome, and the way misogynists (inadvertently) publicised their first show.

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July 4, 2022 • 45 secs

What is Poetry Snaps? Sarah Krieg talks to poets from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, to open your mind about what poetry could be. Guests include local slam poets, as well as writers who are fresh on the scene. Subscribe to hear more!

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S2 Ep 2 - Claudia Jardine

S2 Ep 1 - Queer Bone: Sex Poems with Dan Goodwin, Quinn Allison, Ngaio Simmons, Grace Shelley and Joshua Iosefo

Ep 8 - Georgie Silk

Ep 7 - Dan Goodwin

Ep 6 - Tate Fountain

Ep 5 - Mohamed Hassan

Ep 4 - Katie Rickson

Ep 3 - Sheldon Rua

Ep 2 - Grace Shelley

Ep 1 - Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall

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