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Creation
The beginning of the world, or the end of it, is the subject of this poem by Maddie Fenn. It is inspired by the feminist artist Alexis Hunter’s painting ‘CREATION’, as well as W.B Yeat’s poem ‘The Second Coming’. Hunter’s work always puts the body at stake, and here we are at the moment of…
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clytemnestra by john collier
Blood trickles over marble and a challenge is made in this poetic response to Clytemnestra from Hebe Kearney.
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Portrait of a sad girl
For FRAMED!, Amelia Kirkness draws inspiration from the field of art restoration (and a past obsession with the Baumgartner YouTube channel) to create something new.
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Heave is a Blue Room
Commissioned by City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi in response to the exhibition ‘Imagined in the Context of a Room: the works of Joanna Margaret Paul’ – ‘Heaven is a Blue Room’ is a poem which pays homage to the longstanding, sensational impact and delicate nature of Margaret Paul’s practice in Aotearoa.
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The Seven Sorrows of Mary
Mary Mosteller writes to the Immaculate Heart bearing her name, hung in the home of her grandparents —weighing heavy over her.
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ancestor technologies
Silk, cynotype and Prussian Blue collide in context of this poem from Rachel Lockwood inspired by Stella Brennan’s ‘Ancestor Technologies’ exhibition.
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Interview with a shell
Margo Montes de Oca interviews a reclusive Swedish shell from Hilma af Klint’s ‘Group I, Primordial Chaos’ collection in this new poem.
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Everything is all so unrequited
Watching TV with the neighbours through your bedroom window. Fantasizing about watching them watch you back.
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Circe’s Potion
In Lauren Gibson’s bad apple debut, Circe tempts us forward, beckons us to drink the potion and see men as the pigs they are.
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From the Editor — A 2024 Reflection
Lead editor Damien Levi tries to sum up bad apple’s 2024 in retrospect, with a selection of ten pieces to read over the summer.
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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