Ash Davida Jane

Guest writer

Ash Davida Jane is a writer and editor from Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Their second book How to Live With Mammals (Te Herenga Waka University Press) won second place in the 2021 Laurel Prize. They are a publisher at Tender Press.

The Friday Poem: ‘no strangers’ by Ash Davida Jane

The Friday Poem: ‘no strangers’ by Ash Davida Jane

A new poem from Te Whanganui-a-Tara poet and editor Ash Davida Jane.

By Ash Davida Jane | 5th April, 2024

(Image: Tina Tiller)

How to take a book apart: on compiling a poet’s life so far

'Each poem is like a spell to cast out demons, most of them my own.'

By Ash Davida Jane | 28th March, 2023

Photo: Getty Images

The Friday Poem: ‘objects in the mirror are closer than they appear’ by Ash Davida Jane

A new poem by Wellington poet and publisher Ash Davida Jane.

By Ash Davida Jane | 27th January, 2023

Some of the dazzling poetry selling really super well this year (Images: Supplied; Design: Tina Tiller)

Unprecedented: New Zealanders are buying large amounts of local poetry

Poetry's been on an uptick for a few years, but 2022 is something else.

By Ash Davida Jane | 11th July, 2022

(Photo: Fred Tanneau / AFP via Getty Images)

The Friday Poem: washed up! by Ash Davida Jane

A new poem by Wellington poet and bookseller Ash Davida Jane.

By Ash Davida Jane | 3rd April, 2020