Jenny Nicholls reviews Short | Poto edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong for Waiheke Weekender:
‘Have you every tried writing a short story in fewer than 300 words? It isn’t easy!
Extremely short stories are also known as micro fictions or flash fiction, which seems appropriate, because this is a collection of rolling emotional depth charges – each story a jolt, each memorable in its own way. There are 100 of these wee word bombs, and each is translated into te reo Māori.
A red carpet of New Zealand literature glitterati are here: Vincent O’Sullivan, Paula Morris, Owen Marshall, Michele Leggott, Ben Bown, Renee Liang, Robert Sullivan, Tusiata Avia, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Steph Matuku, Tina Makereti, Harry Ricketts, Bill Manhire, Briar Wood, David Eggleton, Apirana Taylor, Mohamed Hassan and Airini Beautrais, as well as arresting voices like Vasanti Unka and Lola Elvy.’
