New Zealand Poetry Society

TE RŌPŪ TOIKUPU O AOTEAROA

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The New Zealand Poetry Society Te Rōpū Toikupu o Aotearoa supports and promotes poets and poetry in New Zealand. Established in 1973, we engage with individuals and communities across Aotearoa who share a sense of curiosity and excitement about poetry.

Poem of the Month

Lisa Stanley

afakasi māmā

                     you wear your samoan | ness darker than me son
                     after school you walk
two steps behind
                     i know it’s not personal
                     i sWallow machine guns
and love You from my darkest places.

 

Lisa Stanley lives and writes in Tāmaki Makaurau. She plans to drop her debut poetry collection in 2025.