Katherine Mansfield
DE GRUT: Night-Scented Stock
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Godfrey de Grut. Audio
YATES: The Awakening River
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Charlotte Yates. Audio
CODDINGTON: To KM
A Katherine Mansfield poem set to music by Anna Coddington. It was performed at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland on 20 June 2021 as part of the Mansfield - In her own words concert, which was… Audio
Mansfield - In Her Own Words (Full Concert)
In Her Own Words is a concert of selected poems by Katherine Mansfield, set to contemporary music. The music was written by several of Aotearoa's leading songwriters. Audio
“I led a happy life, but I wrote sad poems” – Bill Manhire on his time as a Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellow
Celebrating 50 years of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, five writer read their letters to New Zealand's most famous author. A highlight of Word Christchurch 2020. Audio
Mansfield
William Dart takes a look at Charlotte Yates' splendid new Mansfield album with a host of Kiwi musicians responding to one of New Zealand and the world's finest writers. Video, Audio
Katherine Mansfield the songwriter
One of the most famous New Zealand writers also dabbled in songwriting. Audio
Summer Pickings
William Dart plays music from the new album by Tattletale Saints and from Karl Steven's soundtrack to the film Bellbird. He's also got a preview track from Charlotte Yates's upcoming release featuring… Video, Audio
Charlotte Yates - putting Katherine Mansfield's words to music
Charlotte Yates has enlisted 12 of the country's top names put Katherine Mansfield's writing, to music. There's jazz and pop through to soul to alt country, with artists including Lawrence Arabia… Audio
Gunter Herbig - the music of Mansfield's favourite mystic
Classical and modern guitarist Gunter Herbig was born in Brazil, grew up in Portugal and Germany, and moved to New Zealand in 1989. A teacher, he was Head of Classical Guitar and Chamber Music at the… Audio
NZ Biography: Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield was New Zealand's first and most successful literary figure of note - a central figure in British modernism and short story-telling. Audio
Tamara Patten: day to celebrate Katherine Mansfield
Today marks 130 years since Katherine Mansfield was born and it's also 30 years since her birth place was opened to the public as a museum. There will be celebrations at 25 Tinakori Road in Thorndon… Audio
Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Happy birthday, Katherine Mansfield!
Writer Katherine Mansfield – one of Wellington's favourite daughters – was born 130 years ago this Sunday, and the capital is throwing her a birthday party. This weekend's birthday party – held at… Audio, Gallery
Mansfield in Bloomsbury
Writer Virginia Wolf was shocked by Katherine Mansfield's 'commonness,' while the New Zealander said she felt like a cat among tigers, on their first meeting. Wellington playwright Lorae Parry is… Audio
Celebrating the life of Katherine Mansfield
It's the 130th anniversary of writer Katherine Mansfield's birth, and her home town is going all out to celebrate the life of one of its favourite daughters. Wellington Arts Festival KM130 encompasses… Audio
Redmer Yska: Katherine Mansfield's first published story
Historian Redmer Yska is the author of A Strange, Beautiful, Excitement: Katherine Mansfield's Wellington 1888-1903. While researching the book Yska discovered Mansfield's first published story… Audio
A bid to repatriate the remains of Katherine Mansfield
The Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Society wants the author's remains exhumed and brought back from France. Audio
Katherine Mansfield's poetic side
After several discoveries of previously unknown poems by Katherine Mansfield in recent years, all her authenticated poetry has just been published for the first time in one collection. Co-editor… Audio, Gallery