A tribute to Vincent O’Sullivan (1937–2024)
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He is one of us, he is one of our own. He bears the coasts, the mountains for us, He calls to the north and the south on our behalf, To the...
Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2023 selected by Chris Tse
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Since 2001 the International Institute of Modern Letters has been home to Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems. There is a guest editor for ea...
Half-time
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It was a scorching day in Washington DC in late July, but rather than seeking shelter from the heat and humidity in one of the city’s many a...
Number 13 — Inauguration weekend poem
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I’m trying to get into the habit of writing new poems to read at each event I participate in as the Poet Laureate, and I knew that for my in...
Opening of “Long Waves of our Ocean: New responses to Pacific poems” exhibition
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Chris joined us at the National Library recently for the opening of Long Waves of our Ocean: New responses to Pacific poems and premiered...
Welcome to Chris Tse our new Poet Laureate
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The National Library is delighted to celebrate National Poetry Day by announcing Chris Tse of Wellington as the New Zealand Poet Laureate fo...
Whale Psalm
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The whale, says Jonah, is the black night filled with terrible screams. The whale is missiles that winnow the grain from the wheatfields. Th...
Mostly Black
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Before, as it was, it was mostly black, dark beaks, polished talons, feathers, a black regime drenched in the melancholy black of rains that...
Te-Ara-a-Parāoa, Path of the Sperm Whale
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Aotearoa's white peaks spyhop above waves, seeking albatross worlds of mislaid moons. Screeching kākā skim fast through tree-tops. Parāo...
Matariki
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Matariki's eyes are fiery in the night. Feather-shawled mountains gleam their beaks. Great trunks, sawn through, tumble and tilt. Bold c...
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