Ashleigh Young

An Ode (In Prose) To Skinny Dip

Despite the number of world-class poets here in Aotearoa, it’s rare that a collection of contemporary poetry is published by a New Zealand publisher. Briar Lawry could not love it more. In the late single digits, something happens to approximately…

Meeting MacGyver: a chat with Jack Lasenby

Two of New Zealand’s best writers sat down for a chat recently. Here’s poet, essayist and editor Ashleigh Young’s write-up about her meeting with children’s writer Jack Lasenby. FROM THE DESK OF Ashleigh Young 7 Sturgess Tce Te Kuiti Xmas…