{"id":5821,"date":"2025-12-31T14:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/?p=5821"},"modified":"2025-12-31T14:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T02:10:08","slug":"eketahuna-poetry-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/?p=5821","title":{"rendered":"Eket\u0101huna Poetry Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thank you to our wonderful library, Pamela Dais and our delightful librarians for hosting and<br>supporting the poetry group in Eket\u0101huna throughout 2025 and to everyone who has come along and<br> shared, reading and writing poetry and their wonderful company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/epg800_258.png\" alt=\"Eket\u0101huna Poetry Group banner\" class=\"wp-image-5822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/epg800_258.png 800w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/epg800_258-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/epg800_258-150x48.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eketahuna.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/epg800_258-768x248.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2026 the Eket\u0101huna Poetry Group plan to again meet the first Wednesday of the month,<br>2pm-3.30pm from February to December using the following monthly themes as launch points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February &#8211; Snapshot of 2025<\/strong><br>Bring or write a poem that sums up the 2025 year for you or your holidays.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March &#8211; Limericks or Ditties<\/strong><br>Bring your own or one to share and we&#8217;ll try writing some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April &#8211; Book Title Poetry<\/strong><br>Choose a title of a book, either one from home, or one you see at the library and write a poem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May &#8211; Blackout Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June<\/strong> &#8211; Cut Out Poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July &#8211; Visual Prompt Poems<\/strong><br>Bring photos or images with you to write from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August &#8211; NZ Poetry<\/strong><br>Bring a poem by a NZer or your own<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September &#8211; Rhyming Poetry <em>or <\/em> Collaborative Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October &#8211; Poetic Forms<\/strong><br>Awdl Gywydd from Wales.<br>Try out a form from another culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November &#8211; Acrostic Poems<\/strong><br>Create a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word, name or phrase<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December &#8211; Your Favourite Poet<\/strong><br>Bring a poem to share from your favourite poet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We are a relaxed, friendly and constructive group and everyone is welcome, come every month or<br>just drop in when you can and will confirm our venue early in the new year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to our wonderful library, Pamela Dais and our delightful librarians for hosting andsupporting the poetry group in Eket\u0101huna throughout 2025 and to everyone who has come along and shared, reading and writing poetry and their wonderful company. 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