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Podcast: Smart Talk
Episode: Charlotte Yates explores turning poetry into music at the 2021 Going West Literary Festival
Description: Charlotte Yates explores the history of her series of musical collaborations between contemporary composers and the work of New Zealand's finest writers at the 2021 Going West Festival.Musician Charlotte Yates explores turning poetry into music at Auckland's 2021 Going West Festival.Yates has devoted albums to fine New Zealand writers such as James K Baxter, Hone Tuwhare, Witi Ihimaera and Katherine Mansfield.The lineup of performers at the festival's Gala Opening Night included Yates, Show Pony, Sandy Mill and Julia Deans. Hear Charlotte Yates and other performers at the 2021 Going West Literary...