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Black Sugarcane by Nafanua Purcell Kersel

Black Sugarcane by Nafanua Purcell Kersel

NAFANUA PURCELL KERSEL Black Sugarcane (Wellington: Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2025). ISBN 9781776922222. RRP $30.00. 128pp.   Nafanua Purcell Kersel’s debut poetry collection Black Sugarcane is a generous invitation intocommunity and family, storytelling...

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NZPS International Poetry Competition 2025

NZPS International Poetry Competition 2025

NZPS International Poetry Competition 2025 CLOSEDOur popular annual competition is now OPEN and will close at midnight Aotearoa New Zealand time on May 31, 2025. Who are the 2025 judges? Go here to find out. HOW DO I ENTER? You can enter in the following categories:...

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Announcing our 2025 judges!

Announcing our 2025 judges!

2025 New Zealand Poetry Society International competition - announcing the judgesOur very popular international poetry competition will open for entries on MARCH 15, 2025. The competition will close on May 31st. We're thrilled to announce our four fabulous judges for...

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Bug of the Year Poetry Competition Results

Bug of the Year Poetry Competition Results

Bug of the Year Poetry Competition Results!The Entomological Society of New Zealand  & New Zealand Poetry Society Te Rōpū Toikupu o Aotearoa are thrilled to announce the results of the 2025 Bug of the Year competition. Click 2025 NEW ZEALAND BUG OF THE YEAR POEMS...

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Blue Hour by Jo McNeice

Blue Hour by Jo McNeice

JO MCNEICE Blue Hour (Dunedin: Otago University Press, 2024). ISBN 978-1-99-004882-1. RRP $30.00. 68pp.   The 2023 Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award winner Jo McNeice’s debut collection Blue Hour takes place in the spaces in-between – the flash of a camera, thunder...

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