Q & A with Emma Neale, winner of the 2025 Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Wednesday Jul 09, 2025

National Poetry Day are kicking off their Ockham Poets Q&A series with none other than Emma Neale, winner of the 2025 Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards!

They asked her what draws her to write poetry, and what keeps her coming back to the form. Read the full Q&A here: News | New Zealand Book Awards Trust