A reflection on colonisation through rēwena bread.

Kataraina on vanity, narcissism and judgement in this poetry collection.

A journey through whakapapa to pepeha by Aryan.

Kataraina on the taonga that is her ancestors.

Mother Maunga and other poems by Rosie Moana Pickett, riddled with connectivity, reflection and enchantment.

Sarah Knipping on the person who taught her to connect with Papatūānuku.

Karamina’s longing for her anguished cry to be heard.

Anne-Marie Te Whiu and her relationship with te reo.

Miriama Gemmell on the absurdity of ‘I can’t roll my r’s’ and ‘I’ve always said it like this.’

Trigger Warning: Content in this piece contains references to rape and incest.

A poem about a childhood stolen through sexual violence.

Grace explores the existence of fairies until adulthood brings the death of magic.

Ariana links the natural world to inner listening.

On the importance of valuing and returning to our selves as women.

Ancestors and the ātua intertwine in this poem by P Edmonds-Topia.

Poūkahangatus author Tayi Tibble and what it means to be a daughter of Hine-nui-te-Pō.

Amiria speaks to the interconnected currents of Hina, Te Hikumata o Raumati and the lunar cycles.

One gentle caress belies the thievery of motion,

That chaos could return at any time, a gross tsunami of destruction…