Welcome to the Poetry Olympics Tāmaki 2024!

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS.

Out of hundreds of young poets from across Tāmaki Makaurau, the top six high schools are set to share their stories in an explosion of youth expression.

WORD - The Front Line showcases Auckland’s fiercest poets in the largets event of it's kind in Aotearoa. Featured on The Project, Māori Television, RNZ and The Hui, WORD - The Front Line is the only creative battlefield of its kind, equipping young people with poetry prowess for an opportunity to battle it out and confront the challenges that their generation faces.

If you are up for an incredible night of poetry that will leave you moved and inspired with hope for our future, you best get yourself along to WORD – The Front Line 2024 Grand Slam!