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'The power of poetry is synonymous with speaking truth to power, which is often at odds with who gets to police what is said, and how' - the Poet Laureate Chris Tse has edited Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2023, and you can read all about it here, then check out his edition over Easter
The latest edition of the online anthology Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems is now live, featuring 25 poems chosen by Poet Laureate Chris Tse from nearly 4000 published in 2023.
bit emotional about this one. it feels appropriate the Panto should leave us like a ship, to maybe one day return.
In our last commissioned article before we close the doors, Mya Morrison-Middleton follows a sail across oceans, learns the many scents of harakeke, and reconnects with something once-lost. www.pantograph-punch.com/posts/te-ra-...
Te Rā, the only remaining Māori sail, has temporarily returned home. Mya Morrison-Middleton visits Te Rā, asking questions of its origins and future, while highlighting the work of those who are activ...
In our last commissioned article before we close the doors, Mya Morrison-Middleton follows a sail across oceans, learns the many scents of harakeke, and reconnects with something once-lost. www.pantograph-punch.com/posts/te-ra-...
Te Rā, the only remaining Māori sail, has temporarily returned home. Mya Morrison-Middleton visits Te Rā, asking questions of its origins and future, while highlighting the work of those who are activ...
Matariki Williams breaks down Tīhema Baker's novel Turncoat – an exploration of New Zealand under the occupation of colonisers who only pay lip service to respecting the Treaty. Also they're aliens. www.pantograph-punch.com/posts/state-...
What if Pākehā were subjected to the same colonisation as Māori? Matariki Williams travels into the sci-fi world of 'Turncoat' - where an all-too-familiar narrative of colonisation plays out amongst a...
Tunmise Adebowale explores the works of Kate Fitzharris at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery and finds a connection between Kate's sculptures and the Yoruba Ere Ibeji. www.pantograph-punch.com/posts/lookin...
Tunmise Adebowale finds warmth and unexpected connections between wooden carvings of twins from her Yoruba whakapapa, and Ōtepoti-artist Kate Fitzharris’ works at Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Stacey Kokaua covers the life and career of Pip Laufiso, her place in the Ōtepoti activist community, and how and why we mindfully build places we call home. www.pantograph-punch.com/posts/living...
Pip Laufiso was born and raised in Ōtepoti and her contributions to Māori and Pacific arts in this city have spanned decades. Stacey Kokaua reflects on how Pip influences a community of creatives in a...
What can artists do in the face of atrocity? Matariki Williams explores the way the arts have been used in solidarity and protest. Fundraiser patches for Palestine in header image made by Jordan Davey-Emms (Pākehā) www.pantograph-punch.com/posts/art-is...
From the Springbok Tour, to the Vietnam War, to the occupation of Palestine, Matariki Williams delves into how the arts have been, and can be, used to express solidarity and protest.