Marginality, mass death—these are just a few of the reasons why the oeuvre of Essex Hemphill, who died of the virus in 1995, has only been available, until now, in snatches. Hemphill does remain quite ...

Claire Cameron is a novelist, essayist and author of the memoir How to Survive a Bear Attack. This poem was assembled using ...

I am getting to be a wambling old codger.’ He is war-worn: ‘I have taken, when in London, to sleeping in my teeth.’ As a fire ...

The full Calendar of Events for Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day 2025 is officially live today — unveiling a vibrant and wide-reaching celebration set to sweep Aotearoa on Friday 22 August.

Schuyler once told a friend that “life had been after him with a sledgehammer.” But the poet’s work was sharp and humane, a ...

Life is often experienced as a demanding, ongoing story. But with a little practice, a new space opens for peaceful presence ...

The Kudzu is a non-native invasive vine that is a significant part of the our ecosystem. However, the Kudzu carries with it ...

Len Pennie, TikTok favourite and winner of the Discover Book of the Year Nibbie, discusses her strident and witty second Scots and English poetry collection.

Slowly but surely, huge swaths of the internet are vanishing. But the artefacts of the early web are still out there, and ...

With dating app fatigue rising, some people are finding love in unexpected places — the forums and sites they use to pass ...