AUP New Poets 8
Writers; Lily Holloway, Tru Paraha, Modi Deng
Edited by Anna Jackson
Auckland University Press
Pub. 2021

November 23, 2021

Editor Anna Jackson, for the eighth book in the collection of AUP New Poets, has chosen three astonishing and unique authors, whose words have brought rich and deeper meaning into my life.

Lily Holloway, 22 years old, is a queer writer and postgraduate English student. The book starts off with her collection, “a child in that alcove”. Holloway brings moments from her daily life and expresses them to her readers. Her poetry is filled with excitement, with dread, with questions and with memories of people from her life.  Read more