A celebration of forty years of a cultural institution that is Aotearoa New Zealand's longest running live poetry group, Poetry Live! Started by the late and nationally noted poet and Katherine Mansfield Menton fellow, David Mitchell. 219 pages, 78 poets, established, emerging, and new. From current poet laureate David Eggleton, award winning poet Siobhan Harvey, and the celebrated Vaughan Rapatahana, Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod, and Kiri Piahana-Wong, to many more, this anthology marks a major milestone in the socio-cultural history of spoken word poetry in the country, through a rich and varied tapestry of compositional styles, forms and themes. Representing poets from multiple generations, this collection offers a distinctive snap shot in time of diverse and popping poetic expression. The most significant publication from Poetry Live! since The Globe Tapes of 1985.