Craig Foltz and Michael Steven on National Poetry Day

Two exciting new books were released during level 4 lockdown that never got a proper chance to breathe. Locals Only (Compound Press) by Craig Foltz is a road trip with each poem taking you to a place in New Zealand, “filtered through the imagined lenses of the people who would be most familiar with it.” The Lifers (Otago University Press) by Michael Steven moves through the undercurrents of neo-liberal New Zealand, echoing with voices of the dead, dejected, and forgotten. Join us for a reading and a proper launch to destinations not found in the drivers atlas.