Poetry

AnthologyPoetry

Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa NZ
ed. Carrie Rudzinski and Grace Iwashita-Taylor

An exuberant 'wide-angle panorama' of a vital scene.

James LittlewoodNovember 24, 2023

AnthologyPoetry

Remember Me: Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa New Zealand
ed. Anne Kennedy

A 'generous, wide-ranging, and often fresh and dynamic' poetry anthology.

Sophie van WaardenbergOctober 18, 2023

AsianPoetry

When I Reach for Your Pulse
by Rushi Vyas

A poetry collection that navigates 'the impossibility of holding onto what has gone'.

Sophie van WaardenbergSeptember 29, 2023

IllustratedLiteratureMemoirNonfictionPoetryTravel

Walking with Rocks, Dreaming with Rivers
by Richard von Sturmer

An illustrated ‘poetic exploration' of Waikato and a Covid-era 'eerie, nearly-hallucinogenic world'.

Terry MoyleAugust 25, 2023

MāoriPoetry

Birdspeak
by Arihia Latham

A 'pātaka of emotional memory': a wry and lyrical debut poetry collection.

Tru ParahaJuly 28, 2023

Poetry

At the Point of Seeing
by Megan Kitching

The end of the world: a debut collection on 'the fragility of the earth under our feet '.

Linda CollinsJune 23, 2023

Poetry

James K. Baxter: The Selected Poems
ed. John Weir

On a poet's many guises, talents and flaws.

C.K. SteadJune 14, 2023

AnthologyEssaysFictionMāoriNonfictionPoetry

A Kind of Shelter / Whakaruru-taha
ed. Witi Ihimaera and Michelle Elvy

A new anthology of 'creative thinkers' in conversation.

Pamela MorrowJune 6, 2023

LGBTQIA+MāoriPoetry

The Artist
by Ruby Solly

An account in poems of our great Southern iwi 'and ways of knowing grounded in whakapapa'.

Robert SullivanMay 26, 2023

Poetry

Deep Colour
by Diana Bridge

Connection, translation and conversation with other poets and other traditions.

Sophie van WaardenbergMay 12, 2023