A unique event in the inaugural Manukau Pacific Arts Summit is today’s lunchtime poetry slam. Working in partnership with the British Council, UK performance poet, DJ and producer Charlie Dark will be in Otara (Auckland) to perform alongside local Pasifika poets including: Drew Harding (South Auckland Poets Collective), Ole Maiava, Courtney Meredith and Luisa Tora (Niu Waves Writer’s Collective, Fiji). The event is free and takes place on the Centre Stage of the Otara Town Centre from 12.30 – 1.30pm. Everyone is welcome. The 2010 Manukau Pacific Arts Summit is sponsored by Manukau Arts, Manukau City Council. Visit www.Manukau.govt.nz/pacificartssummit for more details.
