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This Could Not Be Any Easier
Divyaa shares an exploration of queer existence, the pervasiveness of neocolonial homophobia, and resisting Destiny.
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Koruru arero-rua
He mea tito tēnei ruri nā Hāwea Apiata hei whakahokinga whakaaro ki te mahi toi, ‘Taramainuku’ nā Marama Salsano. He huritaonga ki tēnei mea te taharuatanga, te hōkakaruatanga, ā, e whai ana i ngā ture whakatakoto kupu o te ‘villanelle’.
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Deadname
While having a new name can be freeing, there will always be the shadow of your previous name, and you ,as a previous person ,will follow. In this poem, Jordan Irvine encapsulates that feeling.
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Recycle
Liberty Armstrong responds to her poem ‘forgetting’ by poking fun at her previous heartbreak and reassures her past self that she is not to blame.
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An Interview with Laura Vincent on Hoods Landing
Shot, Sappho members Holly-Blue Bercu and Anuja Mitra interview Laura Vincent about her debut novel, ‘Hoods Landing’.
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Spellbound by francis aschoff
Brooke Soulsby explores the sacred spaces that construct francis aschoff’s debut poetry collection ‘Spellbound’.
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No Rainbow Can Cover the Shame of Israeli Occupation
Pōneke Queers for Palestine respond to the Chief Human Rights Commissioner’s support for the genocidal Israeli occupation, explaining why queer liberation and Palestinian liberation go hand-in-hand.
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Eat, Sleep, Dance, Repeat – A Response
Charlotte Thornton is jettisoned back to 2017 and the last days of Stage Challenge in the comedic play, ‘Eat, Sleep, Dance, Repeat’ from Rachel Brebner.




