'Somewhere A Cleaner' - Hear The Poets - Live Poetry Event

Join a diverse range of cleaners reading their poetry from Landing Press’s latest Collection – 'Somewhere a cleaner'. Featuring Aro Valley's own Don Franks. Open mic for poems related to cleaning. Coffee and cake (bring your own cup) - koha.

Cleaning is universal. It’s steeped in tradition and culture. It’s essential, it’s ordinary and it’s surprisingly poetic. 'Somewhere a cleaner' captures the spirit, the highs and the lows, of this occupation that often falls below the radar. The poems range across hospitals, offices, marae, clocks, schools, boat hulls, sneakers and more. The poets themselves, a mix of novice and established writers, are equally diverse.
'Somewhere a cleaner' was launched by MP Ibrahim Omer (a former cleaner) in Parliament's great hall late November 2020.