Death Goddess Guide to Self Love

Death Goddess sings loud, proud and offkey about the trauma, mess and gore of our awa atua, red river fox, our frenemy enemy ovaries! This goddess isn’t afraid of nothing. She’s not afraid to spill her moon sickness on the western line. She is not afraid to kick up a storm in colonial institutions. She’s not gonna wear their shame. Rather, this collection kicks these brutal systems high up into the whetu for a pulse check. She’s Carin Smeaton’s third full length collection of new original poetry, her unexpected baby, her new born freedom fighter!

Carin Smeaton (Muau¯poko/Nga¯ti Ha¯moa) has published poems in Landfall, Cordite, Spinoff, Turbine, Best New Zealand Poems, NZ Listener, and was the feature author in the 2024 issue of Poetry NZ. She is based in Ta¯maki Makaurau / Auckland. Her second collection Hibiscus Tart was longlisted for the NZ Book Award in poetry.