AUP New Poets 11

Memoir, myth and critical theory weave through Xiaole Zhan’ s essay-poem ‘ Arcadiana’ as they explore their Pakeha-Chinese family. Meanwhile, Margo Montes de Oca’s ‘intertidal’ combines rich, elemental imagery – water, light, colour – with a world of feeling and poetic homage. In an affecting conclusion, J. A. Vili’s ‘ Poems Lost During the Void’ pays tribute to family and friends, reaching out beyond grief to show the beautiful intensity of community and connection. introduces three distinctive and compelling voices to contemporary poetry.