21 Mar 2024

'I'm Still Growing': Josiah Morgan on his new poetry collection

From Nights, 9:30 pm on 21 March 2024

Josiah Morgan is only 22 years old and has already published four books as well as being a theatre maker and a sexual health educator in high schools across Aotearoa.

The Otautahi/Christchurch artist, who whakapapas to Kāi Tahu and Ngāti Maniapoto, has just released a new book of poetry called I'm still Growing.

It's a queer poetry collection which contemplates the relationship between love and violence, and it's already received critical acclaim.

Josiah Morgan speaks to Emile Donovan.

 

After publishing his first four books in the United States, i’m still growing brings the poetry of Josiah Morgan into print in Aotearoa for the first time Photo: Federico Corrad