Rupert Brooke
Somme Parade
Poets and composers were not exempt from military service in WWI and were called up along with everyone else. Inevitably they turned to their craft to attempt to express and come to terms with their… Audio, Gallery
Frederick KELLY: Elegy for Strings, In Memoriam Rupert Brooke
Strings of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
Vincent O'Sullivan: poets and poetry
Dunedin novelist, biographer, playwright, short story writer, and New Zealand Poet Laureate, whose new collection, Being Here: Selected Poems, covers the range of his poetry from 1973 to new work… Audio
War Poetry Under Critical Scrutiny
A panel discussion about the poetry of the First World War involving Harry Ricketts, Kate Camp, Jane Stafford and Dave Armstrong. The conversation includes generous readings from war poets famous and… Audio
Jill Dawson and Elizabeth Smither
Jill Dawson has published six novels and also writes poetry. Her latest novel, The Great Lover, captures the allure of poet Rupert Brooke and his intriguing relationships, in the euphoric period… Audio