Join us to celebrate the publication of AUP New Poets 12, featuring collections by Zephyr Zhang, Loretta Riach and Anuja Mitra.

‘‘AUP New Poets 12 carries on the high standard set by the series and gives a fuller canvas to three young poets who I know we will read much more from in the years to come. Open-hearted, funny and extremely current, Anuja Mitra, Loretta Riach and Zephyr Zhang all write engrossing collections that deliver on the promise of their appearances in local and international journals.’
— Francis Cooke

Tuesday 7 July
6pm

Time Out Bookstore
432 Mount Eden Road
Auckland

Come along for readings and light refreshments. Series editor Anne Kennedy will be launching the book, which will be available to purchase courtesy of our generous hosts and the authors available to sign your copy.

Read more about the book: https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/aup-new-poets-12/

Zephyr Zhang is a queer writer, developer and ex-geotechnical engineer based in Tamaki Makaurau. Their poetry has featured in various literary crevasses including Starling, Sweet Mammalian, Cordite, Landfall and Orongohau | Best New Zealand Poems. They are nocturnal.

Anuja Mitra was born in San Diego but calls Tamaki Makaurau home. Her poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in local and international publications including Landfall, Cordite, Poetry Aotearoa, Turbine | Kapohau, Starling, Sweet Mammalian and takahe, as well as several anthologies. She has also reviewed books and theatre for online platforms.

Loretta Riach is a queer artist and writer from Tamaki Makaurau currently living in Naarm. Their writing has appeared in journals in Aotearoa and Australia, including Starling, The Spinoff, Sweet Mammalian, Orongohau | Best New Zealand Poems, Minarets and Sick Leave. In 2025, they were an artist-in-residence on the island of Klovharun, Finland.