Nick Ascroft: ‘Beaux’ was published in Back with the Human Condition, Victoria University Press, 2016

Tusiata Avia: ‘This is a photo of my house’ was published in Fale Aitu | Spirit House, Victoria University Press, 2016

Airini Beautrais: ‘Port Bowen’ was published in Landfall 232, Otago University Press, 2016

James Brown: ‘Emu’ was published in Sport 44, Victoria University Press, 2016

Hera Lindsay Bird: ‘If you are an Ancient Egyptian Pharoah’ was published in Hera Lindsay Bird, Victoria University Press, 2016

Rachel Bush: ‘All my feelings would have been of common things’ was published in Thought Horses, Victoria University Press, 2016

John Dennison: ‘Birdman’ was published in PN Review 230, Carcanet Press, 2016

Ish Doney: ‘Miscarriage’ was published in Where the fish grow, Mākaro Press, 2016

Lynley Edmeades: ‘Calm and’ was published in Sport 44, Victoria University Press, 2016

Rata Gordon: ‘A Baby’ was published in Landfall 231, Otago University Press, 2016

Bernadette Hall: ‘The perfumes of Arabia’ was published in Catalyst 13, Republic of Oma Rāpeti Press, 2016

Scott Hamilton: ‘Homage to Tongan poets’ was published in Landfall 232, Otago University Press, 2016

Adrienne Jansen: ‘A woman is kneeling in a stream’ was published in Keel & Drift, Landing Press, 2016

Andrew Johnston: ‘The Otorhinolaryngologist’ was published in Fits & Starts, Victoria University Press, 2016

Anna Livesey: ‘Artificial Intelligence’ was published in Sport 44, Victoria University Press, 2016

Bill Manhire: ‘Indexing Emily’ was published in Australian Book Review no. 384, Australian Book Review, 2016

Leslie McKay: ‘Bold Feral and Tender’ was published in Landfall 232, Otago University Press, 2016

Bill Nelson: ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ was published in Memorandum of Understanding, Victoria University Press, 2016

Claire Orchard: ‘Charms’ was published in Landfall 231, Otago University Press, 2016

Vincent O'Sullivan: ‘Plot lines’ was published in And so it is, Victoria University Press, 2016

Kerrin P. Sharpe: ‘no sweat’ was published in Rabbit Rabbit, Victoria University Press, 2016

Marty Smith: ‘Swing low, sweet chariot’ was published in Sport 44, Victoria University Press, 2016

Oscar Upperton: ‘Door against the cold’ was published in Sport 44, Victoria University Press, 2016

Tim Upperton: ‘In Topeka, Kansas’ was published in Sport 44, Victoria University Press, 2016

Ashleigh Young: ‘Process’ was published in Sport 44, Victoria University Press, 2016

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