Aruna reads a selection of her poetry

Aruna Joy Bhakta (she/her) grew up in New Plymouth, and went on to study her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Classics Studies. She currently lives in Nelson, where she is completing further studies in Archives and Record Management, and is working in archives. Her previous work can be found in issues of Starling, Sweet Mammalian, Circular Publishing, and the Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook.