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journal for new poetry
Hinemoana Baker
from under
the lagoon’s dark
belt of sky the collector
recites bird names into
my feathers
pūkeko shag paradise
duck in the raupō fringe
how it feels to be
kin and canned
a faint scent in
a god’s rank river
a tickle of need
an island split apart
with an incantation
green and grabbed
sung and shared
the collector spoke
firm and meant it
each encroachment
a dim solar flare
slim cool witness
under glass
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