Lower Hutt poet and editor of The Spinoff’s Friday Poem, Chris Tse is Aotearoa’s next poet laureate and it’s a joyous vibe-shift. He’s an entire literary eco-system: the poet’s poet; the reluctant-about-poetry-reader’s poet; the fashion-lover’s poet; the pop idol of poets; the Prince-Madonna of Aotearoa letters. Chris Tse, 2019 (Photo: Supplied)Everybody wants and loves Chris Tse because he makes poetry emotionally potent, incredibly chic and also sexy. Chris Tse as poet laureate tells that story because he will take that community on this ride with him in inventive and, most probably, visually stunning ways. Also, he gives a voice to so many marginalised and underrepresented groups, and I’m just chuffed that he’s been deservedly recognised.”Jordan Hamel (poet): Chris Tse?

Source: Stuff August 27, 2022 22:34 UTC