BYO… stories: Poetry Workshop

Celebrate World Poetry Day in this workshop with award winning poet Leonel Alvarado.

What stories come with us when we move to another place? How do they shape who we now are, and how is that place shaped by them? Is writing poetry a way to make sense of our new life? BYO… stories, and let’s try to find out together.

Registrations: genny.vella@pncc.govt.nz or 027 292 9965

When

DATES

Sunday, March 22, 2026 10:30am - 12:30pm

Where

LOCATION

Central Library

Oroua Room

4 The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui 4410

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