We got to catch up with poet and Tedx Junior Takunda Muzvondiwa who has made an impression on the poetry scene within Aotearoa. Takunda’s artistic style, and poetry, is often giving social commentary to the lives and experiences of the people that she relates to as a queer, black and African person. Her bachelor of arts- double major in Sociology and Māori studies teaches her about the interactions of people who are like her and people who aren’t.

Born in Western Australia and raised in Otago, we got to sit down and talk to poet Kyra Gillies who has been performing locally and around parts of New Zealand, including Wanaka, Dunedin and at the open mic nights at NZ Spirit Fest while in Auckland. Kyra plans to extend her performances to Raglan, Christchurch and Auckland as life unfolds.