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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.
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“Compelling work that breaks new ground” — Pip Adam launches Hoods Landing
We share Pip Adam’s launch speech for Laura Vincent’s ‘Hoods Landing’, held at Unity Books Wellington on 31 October 2025.
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Perry — A Response
Hannah Jamieson pens a letter to Tom Clarke’s ‘Perry’, thanking him for a reminder and trying to pin him down.
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Running Into the Sun — A Response
In Ōtautahi, Charlotte Thornton attends ‘Running Into the Sun’ from a2 Company. Here, she reports back on her experience of the show.
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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