Emma writes about her dreamtime and tūpuna as the pillars that protect wairua.

Juliana and her great-grandmother who witnessed a chain of Irish and Māori resistance after the British invasion of Parihaka.

Melanie shares her heart wrenching story of post-natal depression after the birth of her fourth child - her baby boy.

Number one question/comment/statement I get from people who know me but don't KNOW ME. "How'd you get so confident/I love your confidence?”

Suzanne revisits thirteen and the realisation that who she is, might not be the who society wants her to be.

Miriama and a powerful poem of rage on colonisation, language loss and revitalisation.

Melanie shares her insight into the kōrero of wāhine she terms the meadow report.

Bella Waru on the importance of rest and restoration

Pūrākau on the beautiful world waiting to be created by tamariki

A muse on imposter syndrome

Hinewai and the healing journey of her moko kauae

Hinenui embraces her sexuality and asks, What turns me on and What feels good?

Latte Junkie NZ explores a sense of familiarity

Trigger Warning: content in this piece contains references to rape and self-harm.

A poem about a traumatic life experience.

Catherine recounts her hikoi on new years

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

What is our right to write in post-colonial Aotearoa?

A poem about emotions

A poem that explores a childhood spent far from tūpuna

A mysterious and anonymous poem the loss of a woman