Poetry

Black Sugarcane
by Nafanua Purcell Kersel PasifikaPoetry

Black Sugarcane
by Nafanua Purcell Kersel

'Precision and provocation' in a debut collection that earns its place in a 'bold Pasifika poetry canon'.

Ruby MacomberApril 16, 2025

Makeshift Seasons
by Kate Camp Poetry

Makeshift Seasons
by Kate Camp

On 'the sidelines' a poet 'notices what glimmers in the world'.

Sophie van WaardenbergApril 9, 2025

Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit
by Emma Neale Poetry

Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit
by Emma Neale

A collection of 'sturdy' and empathetic poems that 'digs for the truth that might be buried by the lie'.

Sophie van WaardenbergDecember 6, 2024

Faces and Flowers: Poems to Patricia France
by Dinah Hawken Poetry

Faces and Flowers: Poems to Patricia France
by Dinah Hawken

Poems 'of gentle candour' exploring a connection between two artists.

Sophie van WaardenbergNovember 15, 2024

The girls in the red house are singing
by Tracey Slaughter Poetry

The girls in the red house are singing
by Tracey Slaughter

A 'heady' new collection that crackles with tension and danger.

Joanna ChoAugust 30, 2024

Still Is
by Vincent O’Sullivan Poetry

Still Is
by Vincent O’Sullivan

A final poetry collection that is 'a book rich with wonder'.

Sophie van WaardenbergJuly 19, 2024

Meantime
by Majella Cullinane Poetry

Meantime
by Majella Cullinane

Poems that chronicle 'the inhuman, uncanny experience of losing someone at huge distance'.

Sophie van WaardenbergJuly 1, 2024

Ans Westra: A Life in Photography
by Paul Moon ArtBiographyMāoriNonfictionPhotography

Ans Westra: A Life in Photography
by Paul Moon

An account of a photographer who 'lived and worked in the epicentre of a cultural debate'.

James LittlewoodJune 7, 2024

Tidelines
by Kiri Piahana-Wong AsianMāoriPoetry

Tidelines
by Kiri Piahana-Wong

'Even in the darkest moments, there is curiosity and hope': a collection about 'the flood and ebb' of grief.

Joanna ChoMay 29, 2024

Hopurangi – Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka
by Robert Sullivan MāoriPoetry

Hopurangi – Songcatcher: Poems from the Maramataka
by Robert Sullivan

Poems set over three months of the Māori lunar calendar, the 'ultimate star waka'.

Tru ParahaMay 29, 2024