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Lament of the Tūī
An observation of grief after a significant loss and how this manifests in whānau.
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Love Poetry (canal & cutis)
Meander Farrow writes about appearance, reaction, and truth in two love poems born from gazing at their partner across her gender transition.
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joy in the mun-dane
A blackout poem about the love Kate has found (romantic, platonic, self-love… take your pick) in her flat’s cosy, cluttered, warmly lit living room. Backgrounded by an article about cheese scones, of course.
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A Winning Line
Michael Gould tries on a pick-up line.
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“Thank You For Everything,” Is What I Wanted To Say.
Kermit encounters a bug after a breakup.
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GARLIC BOYS
Jiaqiao Liu finds a kindred spirit in the death pit.
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Hau’ofa, E. (1994)
For ‘future ANCESTORS’, Josh Toumu’a draws close the sea of islands of Epeli Hau’ofa—finding points where their waters met.
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Love, death, church, and werewolves
This poem from Scout is a guilty reflection on the hyper-intensity of a relationship which was supposed to be casual and the tendency to look for salvation in the things that kill us fastest.
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I SIT AT THE KNEES OF PLEASURE
Desire spins around in circles of want and need—coming into conflict and being set free—in this piece by Kitty Wasasala.
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Dream sonnet
Reality and memory feverishly intermingle in this restless sonnet by Jackson McCarthy.
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Spark Arena
Dani Kionasina is lost in the Milky Way that is Spark Arena for this contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
Category: poetry
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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