Author Talk: Sick Power Trip by Erik Kennedy

We're delighted to have Erik Kennedy join us from Ōtautahi to talk about his latest and most personal collection, Sick Power Trip, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.

These are poems that tell us: the world is unwell, and sometimes writers are, too. Kennedy scrutinises the broken social contract and the dangerous actors who seem determined to dominate us, and writes with open eyes about long COVID and living wages, self-medication and sea temperatures. If it feels like we’re stuck in a post-truth moment, Kennedy reminds us that some things remain true and vital: self-care, empathy, and solidarity.

Erik will be reading and book signing.

See you there!

Buy the book: Sick Power Trip by Erik Kennedy

Author photo credit: Meredith Henderson