The Going West Writers Festival and Auckland Libraries bring you highlights from the 2018 Going West Writers Festival.
The Festival wouldn’t be complete without the Going West Poetry Slam! At the Poetry Slam you get to witness the spoken word take flight on the wings of lived experience, street smarts and the sheer rrrreaow of life!
In this clip you’ll hear the three finalists from the 2018 Poetry Slam - Eric, Ria Masae [winner 2018] and Dan!
To hear more published tracks from previous years search Going West on this Auckland Libraries podcast channel. Interested in the history of the festival? Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections houses the full sound and festival archive since its Steam Train journey beginnings in 1996. Search Kura Heritage Collections or visit Heritage Collections at the Central City Library or Research West in Henderson for access to the collection.
Going West Writers Festival 2019 opens on the 6th of September till Sunday the 13th – more information available at the Going West website https://www.goingwestfest.co.nz/
Photo credit: Ria Masae, Poetry Slam Winner, 2018, photographer Liz March, Going West Festival Collection, Auckland Libraries
