Scott Hamilton RS: The italicised passages in this text come from comments left on social media about Dome Valley. Kawakawa part politely as we enter Dome Valley. The plant's pitted green tongues seem to be trying to say something, but when I stop to listen I can only hear the wind's beautiful nonsense. I wonder whether I will be able to impress Robert with this place. He has been telling stories about the outback of his native Canada, about kayak rolling and lumberjacking. T

Murray Edmond RS: Reef Shark will be running an interview next week with the important Aotearoan poet, scholar, fictioneer and dramaturge Murray Edmond. This is a new work by the author of Fool Moon and Shaggy Magpie Songs. A Ballad of 2026 Nostalgic for the mess we made and have now lost mud deep water brown white skins kauri logs floating down the little town’s beginnings materialized at 2am as if the 1970s were back in sepia in the motel of dreams my eyes pirouette a drown