Poetry

The Ballad of Joe Taihape by Glenn Colquhoun and Perverse Verse by Michael Gould Poetry

The Ballad of Joe Taihape by Glenn Colquhoun and Perverse Verse by Michael Gould

Ballads, bites and rule-bending.

James LittlewoodMay 7, 2026

Ruth Dallas: A writer’s life by Diana Morrow and This Moment, Every Moment: Ruth Dallas, Collected Poems BiographyLiteratureNonfictionPoetry

Ruth Dallas: A writer’s life by Diana Morrow and This Moment, Every Moment: Ruth Dallas, Collected Poems

Re-discovering 'the brilliant and necessary Southern Aunt of New Zealand letters'.

Greg O'BrienMarch 17, 2026

Lyrical Ballads
by Bill Manhire and What to Wear
by Jenny Bornholdt Poetry

Lyrical Ballads
by Bill Manhire and What to Wear
by Jenny Bornholdt

New collections that are 'are alive, bamboozling, surprising and precise' from two former Poet Laureates.

Sophie van WaardenbergFebruary 20, 2026

Standing on my Shadow
by Serie Barford and The Venetian Blind Poems
by Paula Green PasifikaPoetry

Standing on my Shadow
by Serie Barford and The Venetian Blind Poems
by Paula Green

Two collections 'grounded in the day-to-day of pain and survival' where 'there is no shortage of tenderness and connection'.

Sophie van WaardenbergDecember 11, 2025

Dear Alter
by Jiaqiao Liu AsianLGBTQIA+Poetry

Dear Alter
by Jiaqiao Liu

A 'charged and electric' book that asks what it means to be human in a cyber age.

Joanna ChoOctober 10, 2025

No Good
by Sophie van Waardenberg LGBTQIA+Poetry

No Good
by Sophie van Waardenberg

A debut of technical and emotional power.

Joanna ChoSeptember 26, 2025

Ten Thousand Nights
by Yvette Thomas and
The Anatomy of Sand
by Mikaela Nyman Poetry

Ten Thousand Nights
by Yvette Thomas and
The Anatomy of Sand
by Mikaela Nyman

Two poets navigate 'the natural world and the ephemerality of its loveliness'.

Sophie van WaardenbergSeptember 3, 2025

Mad Diva
by Cadence Chung AsianPoetry

Mad Diva
by Cadence Chung

An 'ode to poetry', music and desire.

Joanna ChoJune 17, 2025

Clay Eaters
by Gregory Kan AsianPoetry

Clay Eaters
by Gregory Kan

A 'beautiful, clever and tender book' that maps the 'geographies of memories'.

Joanna ChoMay 22, 2025

The Intimacy Bus
by Janet Charman LGBTQIA+Poetry

The Intimacy Bus
by Janet Charman

Poetry exploring grief and desire offers a 'deeply sensuous experience'

Sophie van WaardenbergApril 30, 2025