Ruby Solly

Guest writer

Dr. Ruby Solly (Kāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe) is a writer, musician, and taonga pūoro practitioner living in Pōneke. She has two books of poetry with Te Herenga Waka University Press, 'Tōku Pāpā' (2020) and verse novel 'The Artist' (2023).

The Friday Poem: ‘Kōauau kōiwi’ by Ruby Solly

The Friday Poem: ‘Kōauau kōiwi’ by Ruby Solly

A new poem by Ruby Solly.

By Ruby Solly | 18th October, 2024

The Bone People is now available as an audiobook, read by Ruby Solly.

‘There isn’t any acting here’: What it was like recording The Bone People audiobook

'The Bone People has a certain Mona Lisa-like quality to it. Whoever reads it feels seen, feels that Keri has written their story.'

By Ruby Solly | 20th September, 2024

Paula Harris (Photo: Supplied / Design: Tina Tiller)

E tauhou: A poem for Paula Harris

'E tauhou, You have twisted the sky to water again'

& Chris Tse | 17th July, 2023

Contributing writer

Arihia Latham and Ruby Solly (Image: Archi Banal)

Between ‘Birdspeak’ and ‘The Artist’: Arihia Latham and Ruby Solly in conversation

'Cave tohu and pigment mahi became an important part of my practice for writing the book ... Next minute you’re mixing dirt and weka fat and figuring things out.'

& Arihia Latham | 28th May, 2023

The author, on the steps of her wharenui (Photo: Ruby Solly)

Te haereka ki tōku turakawaewae: returning home

Ruby Solly finds her wall, and her foundations, at her marae in Waihao, Te Wai Pounamu.

By Ruby Solly | 17th February, 2022

Photo: Getty Images

The Friday Poem: RED FLOWER // RED FLAG, by Ruby Solly

A new poem from poet and musician Ruby Solly.

By Ruby Solly | 6th August, 2021

What shall we bury in 2020? Photo: Pixabay

The Friday Poem: Six Feet For a Single, Eight Feet For a Double by Ruby Solly

A new poem by Kai Tahu writer and musician Ruby Solly.

By Ruby Solly | 29th November, 2019