No Other Place to Stand An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand

A powerful anthology of climate change poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand. This collection brings together ninety-one voices grappling with the urgent realities of a changing world. From experienced ecopoets to emerging authors, these poems offer a snapshot of how climate matters are rising through the consciousness of today's writers.No Other Place to Stand explores themes of environmental degradation, social injustice, and the importance of Indigenous perspectives. These poems lament loss, ignite hope, and call for action in the face of the climate crisis. This anthology is for poetry enthusiasts, environmental activists, and anyone seeking connection and inspiration in a time of unprecedented change.

Essa Ranapiri (Ngati Wehi Wehi / Ngati Takatapui / Clan Gunn) is a poet from Kirikiriroa. They are part of puku.riri, a local writing group. Their book ransack was published by Victoria University Press in 2019. Give the land back. It’s the only way to fix this mess. They will write until they’re dead. And after that, sing. Rebecca Hawkes is a poet/painter from Canterbury, living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Her chapbook ‘Softcore coldsores’ was published in AUP New Poets 5 in 2019. Her first full-length poetry collection, Meat Lovers, was recently unleashed by Auckland University Press. Rebecca edits Sweet Mammalian and is a founding member of popstar poets’ posse Show Ponies. Jordan Hamel is a Poneke-based poet and performer. He was the 2018 New Zealand Poetry Slam champion. He uses poetry and performance to create awareness and discourse about environmental and political issues. He is the co-editor of Stasis Journal and his debut poetry collection Everyone is everyone except you was published by Dead Bird Books in 2022. Erik Kennedy is the author of Another Beautiful Day Indoors (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2022) and There’s No Place Like the Internet in Springtime (Victoria University Press, 2018), which was shortlisted for best book of poems at the 2019 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. He lives in Otautahi Christchurch.