POETRY ON THE AIR
Sir-I am writing to ask if the: Broadcasting Service could do more to bring before its listeners the work of its own people in poetry and prose. New Zealanders have taken their place in the world in many branches of science, art, sport, etc. Our music ~_w drama is represented and giv" @ share of time, prominence, and publicity on the air, but the .poets and writers are’ neglected almost completely. A session devoted entirely to this branch of art could help to establish a literature of our own, and be a medium through which those gifted among us could find expression and inspiration through reading their own works aloud. If a precedent is needed we have it in the ancient Greeks, who
read their writings to groups in the streets and countryside. The time has surely come when the radio could be used to open the door to our own poets, and at the same time give listeners the opportunity to enjoy the genius of their
own countrymen.-
A CHANCE FOR
POETS
(Wellington) ‘i
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 290, 12 January 1945, Page 5
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178POETRY ON THE AIR New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 290, 12 January 1945, Page 5
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