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 Action potential“I woke up from a very sweet—but also wildly revealing—dream with a gah in my larynx. Dreams, non-lexical utterances and brain analogies seem to be my primary modes of expression/discernment at the moment, especially when it comes to love. I’d rather just kiss them.” 
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 IcebreakerCoco seeks to break the ice and find what lies beneath the surface. “I like the raw relief of the skies spit – I don’t like exhaust melting down my spine.” 
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 Lost at SeaSuspend yourself in the sombre waves of this sapphic poetry. 
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 Mad Butcher’s love songYou just can’t beat the mad butcher’s meat… In this rural bodice-ripper, stone-butch shepherd seduces farmer’s-wife femme. 
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 untitled voicemailHello. I’m unable to come to the phone right now. Leave your name and number, and I’ll return your call as soon as I’m free. Thank you. 
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 Meat Lovers by Rebecca HawkesPōneke-based harold coutts reviews fellow poet Rebecca Hawkes’s new collection Meat Lovers. All praise the benevolent meat and all swoon for the incandescent lovers. 
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 Ass & AssonanceSweat, sex, lip gloss, nectar. An assonance of want and need from Kayla Allison. 
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 tupperware bluesIn 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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 we saw carly rae jepsen in concert when concerts still existed and dedicated side b didn’t exist yetRomance, West Auckland and Carly Rae Jepsen all wrapped up in a poem from kī anthony. 


