Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2021

An essential, annual collection of terrific New Zealand poetry

Each year Poetry New Zealand, this country’s longest-running poetry magazine, rounds up important new poetry, reviews and essays, making it the ideal way to catch up with the latest poetry from both established and emerging New Zealand poets.

The packed issue #55 features 180 new poems — including by this year’s featured poet, Aimee-Jane Anderson-O’Connor and by John Allison, Stephanie Christie, Michele Leggott, Wes Lee, Elizabeth Morton, David Eggleton, Bob Orr and Kiri Piahana-Wong — and essays and extensive reviews of new poetry collections.

Poems by the winners of both the Poetry New Zealand Award and the Poetry New Zealand Schools Award are among the line-up.

Praise for the previous editions:

‘Poetry New Zealand Yearbook … as a hub for poetry conversations, is now an essential destination for poetry fans’ — Paula Green, Sunday-Star Times

‘This belongs in the section of your bookcase you’ve set aside for quiet little miracles that we can only be grateful are still part of our literary life’ — Paul Little, North & South

‘… one of the best New Zealand literary journals around’ — Siobahn Harvey, New Zealand Herald