A troupe of Northland poets is getting ready to represent their region at a first-of-its-kind national poetry gathering.
Known as the Poetry Posse, they will represent Te Tai Tokerau at the New Zealand Poetry Conference and Festival 2017 in Auckland next weekend.
The poets met at the Dirty Word monthly poetry readings in Whangarei in 2015, and formed the Posse in 2016.
Their show, Northland Noise, prepared for the festival, is the first time Poetry Posse members have written a shared stage project together.
The five current members are Vivian Thonger, Vincent Nathan, Brett Ruys, Nga-Atawhainga Manukau and Michael Botur.