Circa Theatre: AKL Poets

Two similar hand-painted posters advertising poetry readings at Circa Theatre, 9th of March 1985. Speakers included John Pule, Sandra Bell, Kim Blackburn, Bob Orr, Piet Nieuwland and Stephen Oliver.

Note the references made to ANZUS in the cartoon; this poster was created just weeks after New Zealand had refused the USS Buchanan entry into its waters on the basis that is was not known whether or not it carried nuclear weapons. This event let to the United States suspending N.Z. from the treaty.