Te Whariki

Discover the vibrant voices reshaping contemporary Pacific and New Zealand verse in this essential guide to modern poetic form, community, and cultural expression.

Te Whāriki: Reading Ten New Poets from Aotearoa brings together critical essays, selected poems, and poet statements to explore an energetic generation of writers. Edited by Anna Jackson, Dougal McNeill, and Robert Sullivan, this volume presents close readings of ten distinctive voices, including Tayi Tibble, Chris Tse, Ruby Solly, and Claudia Jardine.

Readers explore how emerging creators engage with ancestral traditions, digital culture, and contemporary politics through diverse forms. This collection provides:
In-depth critical essays analysing individual poems, visual poetics, and small-press cultureRepresentative selections of work paired with personal statements on craft from each poetInsight into indigenous Māori, Pasifika, queer, and transcultural artistic movementsValuable context for students, scholars, teachers, and poetry lovers alike
Whether researching contemporary literature or seeking new perspectives in Pacific arts, this collection offers a rich entry into how poetry lives and breathes today.