Arietta

Niamh lying in the sun on the grass and it’s all
a small-town café in my heart. I idle through
another lukewarm day like a conversation
with a new friend. People are in rooms far from me,
near to me. People are breathing in these rooms.
Their breathing like footsteps. Their footsteps like song.

Cadence Chung

Cadence Chung is a poet, composer, and singer currently in her Honours year at the New Zealand School of Music. Her nationally-bestselling chapbook anomalia was released in 2022 with Tender Press, and her anthology of young artists, Mythos, was released in 2024 with Wai-te-ata Press. Her next book, Mad Diva, will be released in April 2025 with Otago University Press. She also performs as a classical soloist, presents on RNZ Concert, and co-edits Symposia Magazine, a literary magazine for young New Zealanders.