Poetry Snaps
Episodes
S3 Ep 6 - Dominic Hoey
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A pillar of poetry in Aotearoa, Dominic Hoey sits down with us to talk about some of his most controversial takes. Is there really a difference betwee...
S3 Ep 5 - Tara Mok
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Mok is a poet who dances effortlessly between earthly and mystical realms. She only recently started performing her work, preferring, as many poe...
S3 Ep 4 - Dani Kionasina
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The girlboss of the poetry scene is in the studio! Dani Kionasina is the founder and force behind Tangata Atamai - a creative platform which raises th...
S3 Ep 3 - Ted Greensmith-West
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to feel ooky-spooky, as Ted Greensmith-West takes us on a journey through his poetry as a queer writer with a taste for the gothic. As a pā...
S3 Ep 2 - Jessie Fenton
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
She's a woman of many talents - Jessie Fenton joins us in the studio with a kiwi accent as strong as ever. We talk about the thrill of the slam, f...
S3 Ep 1 - Ash Raymond James and Sarah Krieg
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ash (aka Mr. Lamp) is the force behind Yellowlamp - a monthly poetry event in Auckland. He's nerdy, silly and fiercely Welsh. In this episode, Ash...
Poetry Snaps Trailer - Szn 3
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're back baby! Aotearoa's poetry scene is thriving, and Poetry Snaps is back with more yarns and a brand-spankin' new host!
S2 Ep 4 - Jamie Trower
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Trower started writing as a way to help him recover from a skiing accident he had as a child. Since then, he’s published a number of poetry co...
S2 Ep 3 - Ruby Macomber
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby is a poet, storyteller, creative facilitator and current student of law. In this episode we talk about her work with Te Kāhui, a youth arts prog...
S2 Ep 2 - Claudia Jardine
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ōtautahi based poet and Classics nerd, Claudia Jardine, zooms into the studio via the internet in this episode. In the build-up to the release of her...
S2 Ep 1 - Queer Bone: Sex Poems with Dan Goodwin, Quinn Allison, Ngaio Simmons, Grace Shelley and Joshua Iosefo
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As part of Auckland Pride, Sarah and Dan hosted an evening at Movespace where queer poets explored the theme of sex in their poetry. The episode was r...
Ep 8 - Georgie Silk
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Georgie Silk is a poet, theatre maker and counsellor who has done extensive research into the relationship between creativity and dealing with mental ...
Ep 7 - Dan Goodwin
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Current National Slam Poetry Champion, theatre maker and good friend Dan Goodwin sits down to chat about all the things that lie beneath the words of ...
Ep 6 - Tate Fountain
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tate Fountain is a gentle poet. Her verse matches the delicate flow of her dress. She’s silly, and funny, and is so excited about all the ways poetr...
Ep 5 - Mohamed Hassan
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mohamed Hassan is an old friend, but he is also one of the most talented poets, writers and journalists I have ever met. We talk about the politics of...
Ep 4 - Katie Rickson
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Rickson is a writer, editor, poet and founder of Compassion Poetry - an online collection of poems and essays about life with a diagnosis of Bip...
Ep 3 - Sheldon Rua
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sheldon Rua is a poet and dancer from Tāmaki Makaurau South. In this kōrero dig into the roots of spoken word poetry here in Auckland, and unsurpris...
Ep 2 - Grace Shelley
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Grace Shelley is the editor of Overcom, a queer literary journal published here in Tāmaki Makaurau. We talk about the subtle sexiness of queer poetry...
Ep 1 - Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie and Liv are the Taylor Swifts of poetry. They tell us about the ways their growing and shifting friendship has contributed to growth in their w...
Poetry Snaps Trailer
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is Poetry Snaps? Sarah Krieg talks to poets from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, to open your mind about what poetry could be. Guests include local sl...