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The Friday Poem

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1st July, 2022

The Friday Poem: ‘Ophiocordyceps unilateralis’ by Rushi Vyas

A new poem by Dunedin poet Rushi Vyas.
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By Rushi Vyas
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Poets Olivia Hall and Carrie Rudzinski (Photo: Andi Crown)
23rd June, 2022

The Friday Poem: ‘Body is Dangerous’ by Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall

A poem from the duo's show Hysterical.
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By Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall
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Unknown artist (Image: Getty Images)
17th June, 2022

The Friday Poem: ‘Coping Poem’ by Sam Duckor-Jones

Let’s go ahead & lean in
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By Sam Duckor-Jones
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Photo: Getty Images
10th June, 2022

The Friday Poem: ‘I will not be applying to work with you’ by Emma Sidnam

A new poem by Wellington-based poet and student Emma Sidnam.
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By Emma Sidnam
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Creep (2014)
3rd June, 2022

The Friday Poem: ‘Water Features’ by James Brown

A new poem from James Brown's forthcoming collection, The Tip Shop.
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By James Brown
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(Photo: Getty Images)
27th May, 2022

The Friday Poem: Amortisation, by Kate Camp

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By Kate Camp
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Tin Shui Wai (Photo: K. Y. Cheng/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)
20th May, 2022

The Friday Poem: we miss, by Vaughan Rapatahana

kei te mate o mātou i roto | namamatay kami sa loob | 我們已死心
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By Vaughan Rapatahana
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Photo: Nazar Abbas Photography / Getty Images
13th May, 2022

The Friday Poem: Iron throne, submerged, by Mikaela Nyman

Who does the sand belong to anyway?
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By Mikaela Nyman
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When Harry Met Sally, the carpool scene. Number one on ScreenRant.com’s ‘Top 10 Rom-Com Meet-Cutes’.
6th May, 2022

The Friday Poem: Māui & Prometheus Have a Meet-Cute

it’s not that pottery scene from Ghost / or the sweaty handprint on glass in Titanic
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By essa may ranapiri
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The Friday Poem: I Wish I Knew Hera Lindsay Bird, by Tim Grgec
29th April, 2022

The Friday Poem: I Wish I Knew Hera Lindsay Bird, by Tim Grgec

On one of the worst characters in the history of television.
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By Tim Grgec
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(Photo: Jake Osborne / CC via Flickr)
22nd April, 2022

The Friday Poem: My adopted name, by Gail Ingram

this is not a poem   this is the wind
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By Gail Ingram
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Photo: Getty Images
8th April, 2022

The Friday Poem: Virtual Funeral, April 2020, by Majella Cullinane

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By Majella Cullinane
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Photo: Getty Images
1st April, 2022

The Friday Poem: To Find Your Heroes Are Shit Dancers, by romesh dissanayake

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By romesh dissanayake
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25th March, 2022

The Friday Poem: gooseflesh, by Antonia Smith

A new poem by poet and student Antonia Smith.
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By Antonia Smith
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A medical linear accelerator (LINAC) used for radiation therapy for cancer patients (Photo: Getty Images)
18th March, 2022

The Friday Poem: LINAC, by David Beach

A new poem by Wellington poet David Beach.
By David Beach
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Getty Images
11th March, 2022

The Friday Poem: Elemental, by Amber Esau

A new poem by Auckland poet Amber Esau.
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By Amber Esau
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Image: Getty Images
4th March, 2022

The Friday Poem: Cat, by Jane Arthur

A new poem from Wellington poet and bookseller Jane Arthur.
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By Jane Arthur
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Getty Images
25th February, 2022

The Friday Poem: The Year I Spent In My Room Studying Repetition, by Maia Armistead

A new poem by student and poet Maia Armistead.
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By Maia Armistead
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The Venus de Milo, now housed in the Louvre, Paris
18th February, 2022

The Friday Poem: Limbs Succumbing, by Brent Kininmont

A new poem by Tokyo-based poet Brent Kininmont.
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By Brent Kininmont
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Brad Pitt in the movie Troy (2004)
11th February, 2022

The Friday Poem: My Director’s Cut of Troy (2004), by Eamonn Tee

A new poem by Auckland poet Eamonn Tee
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By Eamonn Tee
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