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Whati
This poem is a deep dive into another form of displacement that occurs with people from the diaspora. It is told from the perspective of someone who is from the diaspora, takatāpui, AFAB, born and raised in an urban setting, and all of the ways colonisation and its agents attempt to continue displacing her even…
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Show Ponies — A Review
In an absolute marathon of reviewing, Tate Fountain tackles Auckland Pride x samesame but different’s premiere of Show Ponies in Tāmaki Makaurau. Glitz, glamour and poems galore. The energy is very correct.
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scream queen
Cadence Chung poses as the last girl in a new blood-sticky poem.
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things I felt on the hill with you
Tussock buried deep in the sand dunes, rabbits in the fields and aged stumps dotted along the horizon. These are the things Hannah Patterson felt on the hill.
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une heure du matin
‘une heure du matin’–1am–the best time in the night, when all is quiet and sleepy.
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Speak its name
A pop poem mash-up of The Ronettes’ ‘Be My Baby’ and Lord Alfred Douglas’ ‘Two Loves’ from Poet Laureate Chris Tse.
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WET ASS PUSSY
Sex, but make it The Witcher and real orgasms.
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Halloween
Ill-fitting costumes and tight-fitting dresses. Pumpkins and apples. Rejection, more rejection, and finally, self-acceptance. Take a peek into three of Kyra’s past selves as she navigates Halloween in a fat body.
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Pohewa
Poetry finds new form on bad apple through this te reo Māori contribution from Haukupu. Using religious iconography, they play with dialogical form in this piece, ‘Pohewa’, meaning ‘Delusions’.
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E4E (she’s so masc)
Boundaries of masculinity and femininity, domesticity and disarray blend in this poem of friendship.
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the notes app is the real window to the soul
Open Kate’s notes app and explore what they’ve jotted down in sporadic moments of record keeping.
Category: poetry
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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