Poetry

Helen Jacobs wrote her first poem nearly fifty years ago in response to a TV programme on nuclear war. Elaine Jakobsson in her life as a local body...

Birdboy observes the world through a pair of binoculars. Dog trots behind him at a distance, tongue lolling from its slobbery jowls, tail wagging. ...

African poetry is unique in its complexity, both because of its linguistic diversity and the devastating impact of colonialism and slavery. From th...

An old pond; a frog jumps in: the sound of water - Basho This comprehensive introduction to Japan's best-loved haiku poets is the perfect book fo...

Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick is a collection of poetry by Courtney Sina Meredith. Meredith has established a local and international reputati...

Burst Kisses of an Actual Wind is a tapestry of surprising and shifting verse, focused on connection and displacement, the blurring between interna...

Sure to delight and inspire, this elegant anthology of translated Chinese Poetry features treasured poems, accompanied by lush, colourful artworks,...

This is so often our response to grief and loss, when dealing with it ourselves or consoling others. Elizabeth’s father took his own life in 2012. ...

From a long-drop that demands binoculars to Caberfeidh in the Catlins where his father picked plums from the passing train, Richard Langston writes...

The characters in these poems are typists, returned servicemen, teachers, people without pretension but with their own colourful inner lives. The ...

Fragments from an Infinite Catalogue is a vivid and eclectic collection of words and images by a scientist and artist who is fascinated by language...

Alastair Clarke’s poetry considerably addresses his re-seeing his country after living for many years overseas.Though this element is not explicit,...

"Tagore's life reminds me to take a step back. The time he allowed himself to learn and dream was a commitment of years and decades."--Rupi Kaur R...

Keith's stepmother 'Maw' gives him an ultimatum - at fifteen he either leaves school to work or joins the army. So, Keith departs Auckland and repo...

The bounty of women, how far they’ll go, how far they can stretch – to love, to encompass, to bear. Find them here: bosom-packed, dreamy, dragging ...

Wellington writer Rachel McAlpine blogs and podcasts about living and ageing and is celebrating her 80th birthday with a book of poems. How to Be O...

An avid collector of works of art, and long fascinated by how artists see the world, Peter Bland has drawn together poems for his 85th birthday tha...

This collection brings together verses that mark the last moments of life, the passing of one stage to another. At a time of grief, we often search...

Zen monk Santoka Taneda (1882-1940) is one of Japan's most beloved modern poets, famous for his "free-verse" haiku, the dominant style today. This ...

More Favourable Waters is an anthology of contemporary poets from Aotearoa New Zealand commemorating one of the world's great poets, Dante Alighier...

In New Sea Land, Tim Jones tells the intimate story of the land and the sea. Awarded the New Zealand Society of Authors' Janet Frame Memorial Award...

No One Home tells the story of Keith Westwater growing up in 1950s New Zealand. At age seven he loses his mother to a botched operation and with he...

With themes of longing, transition and memory, 'On elephant's shoulders' explores the poet's South Indian heritage relocated to New Zealand and tri...

Saradhas new poetry collection, Photos of the Sky, starts with a declaration; ends in realisation. In between is a journey of reaching across the T...