Welcome to the New Zealand Poetry Society. 

The New Zealand Poetry Society is an incorporated non-profit organisation which aims to advance education by promoting, developing and supporting poetry and poets in New Zealand. The NZPS - CC20250 - is a registered charitable entity in terms of the Charities Act 2005. For more information about the NZPS, visit the Charities Register at http://www.charities.govt.nz/. Donations over $5 are tax-deductible in New Zealand and greatly appreciated.

Donate to the NZ Poetry Society now! If everyone gives up just one cup of coffee for us, we can continue to spread the joy of poetry without worrying where the next dollar is coming from. Please support us at https://www.givealittle.co.nz/org/NZPoetrySociety 

  • 2009 Annual international poetry and haiku competition results:

    Congratulations to our section winners: Frankie McMillan, Charlotte Trevella, Claire Knight and Sophia Frentz. Please click on the name of the section to go to  the results for that section. Open Section  Open Junior Section  Haiku Section  Haiku Junior Section

  • Anthology - you can order the 2009 anthology moments in the whirlwind, edited by Barbara Strang. moments in the whirlwind showcases the winners of the 2009 international poetry and haiku competitions, including both junior and adult categories, and editor Barbara Strang's selection from the more than 2500 entries in this year's competition. The anthology includes both international and nationally known poets, such as John Horrocks, David Eggleton and Ernest J. Berry as well as exciting new voices including Saradha Koirala and Charlotte Trevella. According to Strang, many of the poems in the anthology are concerned with creative processes: "Who knows what you might find in here ... All kinds of objects have been picked up and are whizzing around. At a random moment some collide and there's an explosion ... you know you'll never be the same". And yet the poetry remains accessible, an excellent book to take with you on the bus, or simply to have by your bedside.

  • Monthly Meetings - find out details of meetings: http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz//poetrynews#nzps Sponsored by The Thistle Inn and Creative Communities / Wellington City Council.

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