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When I Arrive in Niue
Poet Katalaina Polata’ivao imagines a time when they once again visit their homeland.
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Melissa (previously published as George)
Alphabet Book Club’s book master Chelsea reviews “Melissa,” a touching children’s book about a trans child struggling to be herself in the world.
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once, i belonged to womanhood
Dark and visceral, Kat Rowan writes of feeling out of sync with womanhood in stanzas that will leave you feeling unspooled.
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tupperware blues
In this new poem Cadence Chung releases whispers and secrets from their homes in tucked-away tupperware, stashed deep in the back cupboard.
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WEAPONS OF WAR (NO MORE DEAD FAGGOTS)
War wages on the front lines of Ted Greensmith-West’s prose, with weaponised words used in the daily combat of existence.
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if the world was ending
At the brink of a fundamental shift in the world, Cileme pours out anxious thoughts and grasps for moments of bliss from days past.
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balaena bay august 2021
Through this piece, Pōneke-based poet harold coutts transports you to a moment in August of 2021, where wind buffets your face and the salt spray stings your eyes. Remember to breathe deeply.
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My Mother Loves Me
Mari digs their heels in and wades through the complex boundary of being loved and being liked by your parents.
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Lost In Translation
Ōtautahi-based linguist-in-training Sidney reflects on expressions of Queer identity across languages.
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Like Walt Whitman, but Somehow Hornier
There is no way that Amanda Faye Martin is actually hornier than Walt Whitman (nobody is), but she’s still sort of in love with everything and so has offered this poem.
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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