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      • Nick Ascroft
      • Tusiata Avia
      • Airini Beautrais
      • Hera Lindsay Bird
      • James Brown
      • Rachel Bush
      • John Dennison
      • Ish Doney
      • Lynley Edmeades
      • Rata Gordon
      • Bernadette Hall
      • Scott Hamilton
      • Adrienne Jansen
      • Andrew Johnston
      • Anna Livesey
      • Bill Manhire
      • Leslie McKay
      • Bill Nelson
      • Claire Orchard
      • Vincent O'Sullivan
      • Kerrin P. Sharpe
      • Marty Smith
      • Oscar Upperton
      • Tim Upperton
      • Ashleigh Young
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2016

EDITED BY JENNY BORNHOLDT

Award-winning poet Jenny Bornholdt takes the helm as editor of Best New Zealand Poems 2016.
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THE EDITOR

Introduction
If numbers are anything to go by, New Zealand poetry should be ruling the world. Thousands of poems were published during 2016 and I read all of them—well, everything I could get my hands on. Read on >

THE POEMS

2016
Explore editor Jenny Bornholdt’s picks of the most exhilarating poems published in 2016, and discover compelling new writers alongside some of the best-known figures in New Zealand poetry. Read on >

AUDIO

Poets read
Poetry is meant to be heard. Listen to the poet’s voice in this selection of audio recordings showcasing poems from the current and previous issues of Best New Zealand Poems. ​Listen >

PREVIOUS ISSUES

 Browse previous issues of Best New Zealand Poems, published by the International Institute of Modern Letters since 2001. Go to archive >

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Submissions for Best New Zealand Poems 2017 open on 1 January and close on  close on 18 December 2017.​ Find out more >


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  • Home
  • 2016
    • Introduction
    • Contents >
      • Nick Ascroft
      • Tusiata Avia
      • Airini Beautrais
      • Hera Lindsay Bird
      • James Brown
      • Rachel Bush
      • John Dennison
      • Ish Doney
      • Lynley Edmeades
      • Rata Gordon
      • Bernadette Hall
      • Scott Hamilton
      • Adrienne Jansen
      • Andrew Johnston
      • Anna Livesey
      • Bill Manhire
      • Leslie McKay
      • Bill Nelson
      • Claire Orchard
      • Vincent O'Sullivan
      • Kerrin P. Sharpe
      • Marty Smith
      • Oscar Upperton
      • Tim Upperton
      • Ashleigh Young
    • Sources & Credits
  • Audio
  • Past Issues
  • About
  • Submit
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