Best New Zealand Poems in translation

Wai-te-ata Press collaborates with the New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation (NZCLT) to introduce international readers to vibrant New Zealand voices.

About Best New Zealand Poems: The NZCLT Collection

Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems is published annually by Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters. It aims to introduce readers—especially internationally—to leading contemporary New Zealand poets. The poems are chosen to show the vitality and range of current writing.

Since 2014, each annual volume has been translated into a different language by Literary Translation Studies postgraduate students at the School of Languages of Cultures and published by Wai-te-ata Press as a bilingual print edition. These bilingual editions are creative ambassadors for Aotearoa voices and facilitate international literary exchange.

This ongoing translation series is known as The NZCLT Collection, in acknowledgment of the generous support from the New Zealand Centre for Literary Translation.

Publications

Cover of French bilingual edition of Best NZ Poems 2018, featuring a painting by Jeffrey Harris
Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2018 (French Edition), translated by Luc Arnault.
Cover of Persian bilingual edition of Best New Zealand Poems 2017
Ōrongohau | Best New Zealand Poems 2017 (Persian Edition), translated by Nastaran Arjomandi, Mohsen Kafi, and Fahim Afarinsadi.
cover of Best New Zealand Poems 2016 Samona/English bilingual edition
Best New Zealand Poems 2016 (Sāmoan Edition), translated by Niusila Faamanatu-Eteuati.
Cover for Best NZ Poems Bilingual Italian Edition
Best New Zealand Poems 2015 (Italian Edition), translated by Francesca Benocci.
Cover of Mandarin bilingual edition of Best New Zealand Poems 2014
Best New Zealand Poems 2014 (Chinese Edition), translated by Liang Yujing.

Support our publications

To order titles from Best New Zealand Poems: The NZCLT Collection, please download, complete and email the BNZP order form to wtapress@vuw.ac.nz. The order form includes payment instructions.