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Joywreck
Ash Raymond James builds on the vehicular whakapapa of Van Mei’s ‘ Joyride’ and Laura Vincent’s ‘joyridden’ by penning a response poem to the response poem.
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This Could Not Be Any Easier
Divyaa shares an exploration of queer existence, the pervasiveness of neocolonial homophobia, and resisting Destiny.
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Koruru arero-rua
He mea tito tēnei ruri nā Hāwea Apiata hei whakahokinga whakaaro ki te mahi toi, ‘Taramainuku’ nā Marama Salsano. He huritaonga ki tēnei mea te taharuatanga, te hōkakaruatanga, ā, e whai ana i ngā ture whakatakoto kupu o te ‘villanelle’.
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Untethering
Brooke looks towards to new beginnings, acknowledging the past.
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Deadname
While having a new name can be freeing, there will always be the shadow of your previous name, and you ,as a previous person ,will follow. In this poem, Jordan Irvine encapsulates that feeling.
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Recycle
Liberty Armstrong responds to her poem ‘forgetting’ by poking fun at her previous heartbreak and reassures her past self that she is not to blame.


