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Vera, what has become of you?
Hebe Kearney writes to Vera Lynn, of the bricks of the Blitz, of Christchurch and of Gaza in this addition to ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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You came to see a rock show (a big gigantic cock show)
Alex Cherian channels Peaches in shockwaves through the dancefloor for ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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Dedication
Always Becominging finds all the rhymes (perfect and imperfect) for this contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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Boléro
For ‘the bad apple mixtape’ Laura Vincent goes mad after ‘Boléro’.
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To the world I love and live.
Ivy Lyden-Hancy hears the songs of tangihanga and the karanga to Te Rerenga Wairua in this contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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THESE DAYS
Local music drives Devon Webb’s contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’, taking its name and inspiration after a BADTAB song.
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Dear guy that stood in front of me at the gig on Friday
Violet Patterson has their view obscured by someone way too tall to be so close to the stage in this poem for ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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Gay god
Theo Coles writes of the world that has sunk its teeth in, of the heartbroken poets, of the peach, ocean blue and pink aliveness of a gay god.
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Magpie Man
In this new poem, Laura Hern explores the immediate adversity that comes with being bound in a woman’s body and the frustration at not being able to reach full potential due to normalised societal stigma.
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Whaitara
In this poem for ‘future ANCESTORS’, Tessa Keenan pays homage to Fiona Clark, a Taranaki icon, artist, and exemplary ancestor.
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Vibes based
Eliana Gray put their back out and smoked too much weed.
Category: poetry
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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