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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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Hineruru, The All-Knowing One
Saskia Sassen births forth Hineruru, the All-Knowing One, as a visual art entry into the ‘future ANCESTORS’ collection. Accompanied by kupu that build the world around her.
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Te Whāriki Aroha
In this personal and vulnerable essay for ‘future ANCESTORS’, Rangimarie Sophie Jolley reflects on whānau, whakapapa, and takatāpuitanga. Carrying these thoughts with her, she writes to future mokopuna with love in her heart.
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slip / knot
Josiah Morgan explores the responsibility we have not just to our material ancestors and descendants, but also to language itself, and our responsibilities to indulge or eschew our own cultural contexts.
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A Hopeful Ancestor
For ‘future ANCESTORS’ Jessica Hinerangi T.C reflects upon what kind of ancestor she is right now, what kind her mokopuna will see her as, what kind she would like to be and what kind she will inevitably end up becoming.
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i wonder
Chris Girven wrote this poem after having an existential crisis on their bedroom floor.
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Being both
For our ‘future ANCESTORS’ collection, Jo Bragg considers what it means to be someone standing in many different worlds.
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Plastic by Stacey Teague
Through the pages of Stacey Teague’s new poetry collection, ‘Plastic’, Isla Huia holds her breath. When the final poem ends, she comes back up for air to share her thoughts.
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The Artist by Ruby Solly
Exploring a verse novel for the first time on bad apple, harold coutts visits the poignant world of Ruby Solly’s ‘The Artist’.
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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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Āniwaniwa
Flatmate free amidst shifting lockdown levels, Rua finds a friend for the night. Bathed in the moonglow, the two men find a connection.
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