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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.

Angie Johnson

Oct 9, 20232 min read

senses of you

Words by Angie Johnson (she/her) I savour your name on my tongue still My mouth salivates as I reminisce on the flavour of how it used to...

Porita Fruean

Sep 25, 20231 min read

Words by Porita Fruean (she/her) This piece is dedicated to a piece of my heart that I had to leave home; my community, my village, and...

Tessa Keena

Sep 11, 20233 min read

(Words by Tessa Keena - She/her - Te Ātiawa) Kuia Sometimes, I spend so much time looking in the mirror trying to see you. I make too...

Ruaputahanga Takiari

Sep 11, 20232 min read

Words by: Ruaputahanga Takiari (She/her - Waikato/Tainui, Ngaati Maniapoto, Ngaati Raarua) 7AM — 7 degrees and a southerly. Hauling...

Cadence Chung

Sep 4, 20231 min read

Words by Cadence Chung (she/they) I should have looked at the Turners for hours instead of a polite few minutes, eaten alive byall that...

Nimah Vaughan

Aug 14, 20231 min read

Words by Niamh Vaughan (she/her) Not many know there’s crystals in the clouds That grace the sky at midsummer’s last light; To show...

Bridey Newell

Jul 31, 20234 min read

Words by Bridey Newell (they/them) I find what often deters people from climate change literature is a fear that it’ll be pretentious and...