Chris Tse as a writer in residence in Amsterdam
10 June 2025
Poet Chris Tse, from New Zealand, will be staying at the Amsterdam Writers Residency from June 2st to June 27th, upon invitation by the Dutch Foundation for Literature and Poetry International, where he will perform during the annual poetry festival.
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Chris Tse is the current Poet Laureate of New Zealand. He is the author of three poetry collections published by Auckland University Press: How to be Dead in a Year of Snakes (winner of the 2016 Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry), HE’S SO MASC, and Super Model Minority (a finalist for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry and longlisted at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards). He and Emma Barnes edited Out Here: An Anthology of Takatāpui and LGBTQIA+ Writers from Aotearoa. In 2024, he was a fellow of the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program Fall Residency. Tse has also been a programmer and guest curator for arts and literary festivals in New Zealand.
During his time in Amsterdam, Tse will be working on a number of projects including the completion of a new poetry collection.
Performances
During Poetry International
June 12: Opening Program
June 13, 20:00-20:30: Main reading
June 14, 19:15 – 20:15: Guiding Voices x Poetry International