I entered the Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2025 and ended up getting on the shortlist! Hey-oh! 362 anonymised entries, whittled down to these fine folk.
First prize to Jilly O’Brien – ka rawe! Read her winning poem here https://www.takahe.org.nz/the-butcher-of-whack-a-white/
Here is my poem as it was submitted within my entry:
Check out tākāhē at https://www.takahe.org.nz/takahe-115/ and see what’s up.
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