The Poet Laureate’s poetry quiz

Get a team together to compete in a poetry quiz

Do you know your Manhire from your Mansfield? Or the difference between a haiku and a sonnet? Join New Zealand Poet Laureate Chris Tse for an all-ages quiz about everything poetry, from Shakespeare to contemporary Aotearoa poets. Get a team together and show off your lyrical knowledge for a chance to win some great prizes.

Register at the National Library on the day.

About the speaker

Chris Tse (he/him) was born and raised in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He studied film and English literature at Victoria University of Wellington, where he also completed an MA in Creative Writing at the International Institute of Modern Letters. In 2022, he was named the 13th New Zealand Poet Laureate. His poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction have been recorded for radio and widely published in numerous journals, magazines and anthologies. He has published several collections of poetry and his latest book Super Model Minority (2022) was longlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2023.

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