Galleries

When I think of galleries, I generally think of art – paintings, sculptures and photographs. Poetry is not something I associate with a gallery, but it was poetry that surprised and amused us at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts on Wellington’s waterfront. I’d never heard of Ben Stokes, but his “Place to Be” hip-hop-rap style poem brought smiles to our faces. Ben is New Zealand’s 2014 National Poetry Slam Champion, and in this poem, he describes exactly what makes New Zealand such a fantastic place to be. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Go on….hit the play button.

Wellington hosts numerous other private and publicly funded galleries peppered along Continue reading →