Alex Staines

Alex Staines (born 1962) is a New Zealand performance poet.

Life
Born in Auckland, Staines was first published at the age of 5. He has been performing his poetry since 1984. In 1988 he co-founded the performance group Poetrycorp (1988-1992), which toured schools and institutions, as well as taking part in several Fringe Festival seasons and university orientation tours. Poetrycorp also published a collection of verse from people in institutions, The Works, with a Youth Lottery Grant, and a small collection by members of the group itself, Poetrycorp: seven poets (1988).