Anuja 🌸
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writer | cat fan | defender of mint choc ice cream | mostly on IG these days @anuja_mitra!
Aotearoa New Zealand
Joined June 2020
New @takahemagazine, feat. a ‘found poem’ from yours truly stringing together the funny and sad conversations I’ve heard on the bus!
takahe.org.nz
i’m going to my brother-in-law’s again i mean i know la traviata backwards if he’s gonna tell me ‘not to text boys’ then i’d better expect the same from him she dies of consumption right most of...
Check out the December issue! Featuring guests Tony Guo, Helen Rickerby, Ruby Porter, Samuel Te Kani and John Fenton, along with the Monica Taylor Poetry Prize winner, Jilly O'Brien, and so much more! We hope you love it! https://t.co/3JjgaunM7G
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Breaking my totally unintentional Twitter hiatus to say - spring is coming 🍁
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Thrilled to be a nominee for a @sfpoetry Rhysling Award this year, in great company! Thanks to whoever nominated me and of course @thedeadlands for publishing me in the first place 🖤 ☠️ Full nominees list here: https://t.co/M853Wmv8Gw
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Feat. a very unserious blackout poem using Twilight at the fab Blackout Poetry stall (give them a a follow on Instagram @blackoutpoetryaotearoa)
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Haul from yesterday’s Auckland Zinefest (summer edition) ☀️ can’t wait for part 2 later in the year!
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First publication of 2025 — a little story about the weirdness of time and time-keepers, and also kind of the primal urge to quit your job (?) Thanks to the lovely @Sunlight_Press for accepting this one!
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Read all the highlights here (then go back to Parts 1 & 2!) https://t.co/gZtiez2cni
nzpoetryshelf.com
The moon will be here beforeI say cheese and crackers and I am wishingin vain for feather down sleep It’s almost dawnThere’s a pheasant on the lawnMy mouth is dryThe first light feels magenta Today…
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Some 2024 reflections on the wonderful Poetry Shelf — Thanks @PaulaJoyGreen for the opportunity to share these and to focus on the good things this year 🌻
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Here's my annual reflection on events and shows from Aotearoa's theatre scene over 2024, beginning with the sad news about the closure of Tim Bray Theatre Company and what this means for our community.
theatrescenes.co.nz
Back when I was a callow youth, I once spent a magical summer backstage of Takapuna’s Pumphouse Theatre, working Tim Bray’s The Santa Claus Show.I had just finished my first year of uni, and this was...
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Annual round-up of books I read by Aotearoa authors (with some special favourites starred, though all were hits in different ways)! Do your part and read local 🇳🇿 📖 🌟
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It’s recommendations galore from @KeteBooks — check it out and add to your to-read pile 📖 https://t.co/e2hdRaLLpu
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Thanks @EricaStretton for the opportunity and free book (what a fab cover)!
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New bite-sized review up at @KeteBooks for this excellent new collection! Add it to that holiday reading list 📚
ketebooks.co.nz
Read about Review: Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit by Emma Neale
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A lovely Labour weekend after a tough week at the Kauri Glen in Northcote & St Helier’s Art & Craft Market 🍃 🖼️
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Since we’re nearing Halloween it feels appropriate to share this short dark fairytale inspired by some truly obscure cultural folklore 🦌 🎣 Featuring: talking animals that aren’t whimsical, predator/prey dynamics, and a lack of speech marks (sorry not sorry) 🖤
Today, we're feeling folkloric. We adore finding folklore that we're not familiar with—just like today's short story! "The Deer and the Carp" by @anuja_m9
https://t.co/HS8ZcdFtP4
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