Pacific

In a rain-soaked village by a restless river, a fifteen-year-old finds her childhood collapsing under the weight of family silence…

An acceptance speech in verse upon appointment as inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate Delivered at Commonwealth Foundation, Marlborough House, June 12,…

Long before there was AI, there was AI: Ancestral Intelligence.   Rhythm, repetition, the sacred three, patterns grandmothers taught us …

This poem was written in conjunction with the Commonwealth Foundation's call for participation to respond with a creative ‘thread’ to…

A poem released to mark the one-year countdown to the 2026 Commonwealth People's Forum. Five fingers spread across our global…

The Commonwealth Poet Laureate gives voice to personal histories and narratives of those who might otherwise remain unheard and invited…

Matiu put his foot down.  ‘What about the people?’ pleaded Kana. She was talking about their people, playing on her…

Yuki’s tired fingers threaded the needle with the precision of a surgeon and the reverence of a priest. This request…

‘This one’s going to be tricky’, Madame Fu says to him, referring to the girl in a coat that’s too…

When Emma looks down over the city, she can see the flashing red lights of fire engines moving through the…

This work of fiction includes graphic depictions of sexual violence that some readers may find distressing.   Heat slices the…

A poem based on the Commonwealth Charter Illustration by Caleb L. Viljoen Aerial roots drop from branch to soil, each…

advice to self—    and to leaders  in times of crisis  and ordinary times:    you have no answers  not…

In the beginning  You — a star that governed the night sky —  were not made from the dust on…

Angelo from next-door had arrived first, letting himself in through the gate in the side fence, grinning and rubbing his…

Bel isn’t surprised when her mother slams the door: she’s always dramatic; she loves to make a scene. It’s one…