Various School of English and Media Studies staff are taking part in a poetry showcase being held in Palmerston North next week. Specifically Thom Conroy and Joy Green are in a team competing in 50 GREAT PHOTOS, 50 SMALL POEMS, pitting their skills against others to write a poem in 10 minutes about a photograph chosen by a member of the public.

In addition, Tim Upperton will be reading at the e- book launch of “Anthology of Poetry Ma…king”, which also features the work of Margi Metcalfe and Joy Green.