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the prism and the rose and the late poems
the prism and the rose and the late poems by Schaeffer Lemalu. Compound Press (2024). RRP: $30.00. PB, 80pp. ISBN: 9781991154170. Reviewed by Tulia Thompson. One way to approach Sāmoan-Lebanese poet Schaeffer Lemalu’s (1983–2021) posthumous collection the prism and the rose and the late poems is via his attention to the visual. Lemalu was also…
Black Sugarcane
Black Sugarcane by Nafanua Purcell Kersel. THWUP (2025). RRP: $30. PB, 128pp. ISBN: 9781776922222. Reviewed by Māia Te Whetū. To grow black sugarcane, the plant must be kept in full sun. The canes are dark and sweet and should remain humid to flourish. This debut collection of poetry by Nafanua Purcell Kersel is an embodiment…
Symphony of Queer Errands
Symphony of Queer Errands by Rachel O’Neill. Tender Press (2025). RRP: $30.00. PB, 110pp. ISBN: 9780473725754. Reviewed by Sophie van Waardenberg. Symphony of Queer Errands, the third book by filmmaker, writer and artist Rachel O’Neill, is impossible to describe concisely. Made up of eight parts, it follows a composer conceptualising, crafting and recrafting their titular…
The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat
The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat by Brannavan Gnanalingam. Lawrence & Gibson (2024). RRP: $30.00. PB, 304pp. ISBN: 9780473725976. Reviewed by Cybonn Ang. Brannavan Gnanalingam’s eighth novel, The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat, is a witty, highly entertaining memoir of one Kartik Popat, a guy from Hutt Valley who manages to climb—nay, worm—himself…