Jenny Rockwell: Southern Gothic slam poet putting New Zealand on the map

From Nights, 9:40 pm on 4 July 2024

Jenny Rockwell is already a seasoned performer with a sizable following on TikTok and has represented Aotearoa at international poetry slams.

Now she's a published poet with her debut collection, Vultures, a coming-of-age story told in a Southern Gothic mode.

The collection follows her personal growth from growing up in a church community to embracing queer joy.

She joins Emile Donovan.

Poet Jenny Rockwell's debut collection, Vultures, is a coming-of-age story told in a Southern Gothic mode, beginning with the poet's former church community and moving towards defiant belonging and queer joy

Poet Jenny Rockwell's debut collection, Vultures, is a coming-of-age story told in a Southern Gothic mode, beginning with the poet's former church community and moving towards defiant belonging and queer joy Photo: Supplied