We are thrilled to reveal the depth of talent that will shine as guest artist this year:-

Firstly the dynamic and energetic performance poet Jessie Fenton from Auckland

In early 2015, Jessie Fenton entered her first poetry slam by accident, and she’s kept going ever since just to hide her mistake. She’s performed all over the country, and is a previous national slam runner-up and a winner of the Auckland Writers Festival’s Poetry Idol. She’s also taken up a mentoring role, coaching high school students through the Word the Front Line spoken word competition in 2017.