Carin Smeaton is an Aucklander living in Grey Lynn with whanau. She works as an Indigenous research librarian. Her book, Hibiscus Tart (Titus,2024) was recently longlisted for the Ockhams. Her new collection, Death Goddess Guide To Self Love (Titus, 2025) is hot off the press & available in a library or bookshop near you - if not, please request it!