Welcome to an afternoon of poetry and music with poet and performer, Cadence Chung who will read and sing from her new book, Mad Diva.
Cadence Chung is a poet, composer, and singer currently in her Honours year at the New Zealand School of Music. She performs as a classical soloist and presents on RNZ Concert.
Her nationally bestselling chapbook anomalia Mythos, was released in 2024 with Wai-te-ata Press. Chung also co-edits Symposia Magazine, a literary magazine for young New Zealanders. Mad Diva was published in April 2025 with Otago University Press.
Paula Green writes about Mad Diva: “So much to say about this sontuosa (sumptuous) collection. It is akin to unpacking a heart basket packed with entangled treasures, with flakes of wound, multiple perfumes, pinpricks of discovery tragedy epiphany, the fireworks and nuances of recognition . . . because every time you unpack this precious basket (just liking putting on a much loved album), you hear and discover something anew, behind the scenes, behind the character, that new connection, an idea that trills, an ‘idea-knot’ to play with, a ‘cicada-wing’ spark of what poetry can light.
So it’s a standing ovation: Bravissimo! Bravissima!” (Read more on Paula Green’s NZ Poetry Shelf: https://nzpoetryshelf.)
Performance. Conversation. Book signing. July 6, 3:00 p.m. Community Courthouse, 60 Holloway Street, Carterton, Wairarapa. Koha. (Event by Wairarapa Word).
