Month: February 2026

Dracula’s Out And About – Auckland and Wellington Readings

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Dracula in the Colonies is heading north, and I’m coming along as minder and general Renfield. Then he’s returning home for a reading on Sunday 15 February in Wellington.

Auckland, 10 and 12 February

I’m off to the big city to read at Poetry Live and take part in the Aotea Square Poetry Takeover!

Tuesday 10 February: Poetry Live, Cafe 39, 39 Ponsonby Road, 7.30-10pm

I’m the guest reader at Poetry Live, Auckland’s long-running live poetry event.

What: Poetry Live, Auckland
Where: Cafe 39, 39 Ponsonby Road
When: Tuesday 10 February, 7.30-10pm
With: Open mike + guest musician Cold Champagne

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1822227305127271

Poster for Poetry Live Auckland on 10 February, showing pictures of guest poet Tim Jones and guest musician Cold Champagne against a red background, with yellow text giving details of the event also contained in the text of the post.

Thursday 12 February: Aotea Square Poetry Takeover, Aotea Square, 5–8pm

Poetry is coming for Aotea Square! On Thursday 12 Feb, the Aotea Square Poetry Takeover is happening, with performances and stalls, and I’ll be there as part of the contingent from The Cuba Press. Come and find The Cuba Press stall – I’ll be on duty with poets Bryan Walpert and Elena de Roo. There are lots of poets and plenty going on in the Square for these three hours!

Poster for Aotea Square Poetry Takeover, 12 February, 5-8pm. Poster shows a poet standing at a lectern.

Wellington, 15 February

I’m reading poems from my new collection “Dracula in the Colonies” at the Office Bar, 124 Riddiford St, Newtown on Sunday 15 February – you’re very welcome to come along, and entry is free.

This is part of the Poetry and Music at Newtown’s Office Bar series. The event starts at 4pm with an Open Mike (make sure you arrive on time if you want to sign up to read), then there’s a break for food & drink from the bar downstairs, then I’ll be reading around 5.30. See you there!

Poster for Poetry and Music at Newtown's Office Bar on Sunday 15 February 2026. Poster shows an author photo and details of the event described in the text.

The March mini-tour: Invercargill, Dunedin, and Christchurch

In March, I’ll be doing three poetry readings in three days! I’ll post full details in a couple of weeks’ time, including news about all the readers at the Ōtepoti and Ōtautahi events, but here is the summary:

Waihōpai / Invercargill: “Southland roots, southern journeys”: Tuesday 10 March, 5-7pm, Whare Taupua, 34 Forth St. Reading + Q&A

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1415486880117301/

Ōtepoti / Dunedin: Wednesday 11 March, Octagon Poets’ Collective, 7pm – guest reader

Ōtautahi / Christchurch: Tuesday 12 March, Canterbury Poets Collective, Ara Imagitech Theatre, 130 Madras Street, Christchurch, from 6.30pm – guest reader