Avid poets of the Far North now have a place to exercise their talent.
Ellen Rhodes and Vivian Thonger are passionate poets wanting to bring together the wordsmiths of the Far North for open mic nights in Kerikeri.
Ms Rhodes said the idea came about when they recognised the lack of "platform for local poets to meet to share and discuss their work" in the Far North.
Their inspiration came from other poetry nights they had been a part of.
Ms Rhodes and Ms Thonger are both long-time poetry enthusiasts - Ms Rhodes has been "filling notebooks with poems" for as long as she can remember and Ms Thonger is a strong figure in the Northland literary scene.