On a sunny afternoon in February 2008 four New Zealand poets and a crowd of 100 people gathered to pay tribute to Hone Tuwhare in the Palmerston North City Library.

The poets each shared a little of what Hone and his work meant to them, read some of their own works and then a favourite Tuwhare poem.

The event was recorded and is presented below in four parts as audio mp3 files. We invite you to download and listen to these recordings for your personal use or study.

Poetry Tributes

Part 1: Intro & Helen Lehndorf (21 minutes) (20MB)
Part 2: Angela Andrews (13 minutes) (12MB)
Part 3: Renee Liang (27 minutes) (25MB)
Part 4: Glenn Colquhoun (followed by James Fagan)  (29 minutes) (27MB)

These files are freely available for personal use and study (fair use).  We do ask that users respect the fact that all of the poems remain copyrighted to their respective authors. Please note that the files are large and may take some time to download on a slow connection.

They are 128kb mono mp3 files and should play on any standard mp3 software or player. Please do not republish these recordings without permission from the Palmerston North City Library, however you are welcome to link to these pages and reuse the material as stated above.

If you have any questions regarding these files or their use please contact the City Library.