The Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook 2023: Afterburn is out today, featuring 150 new poems.
It's the country's longest running poetry magazine - first published in 1951.
Dr Tracey Slaughter is poet, short story writer and creative writing teacher at the University of Waikato.
She has edited the collection for the second year in a row. She talks to Jesse.
Photo: Catherine Chidgey
