Profile on typographer behind Māori typeface used in ‘A bathful of kawakawa and hot water’
Hana Pera Aoakes book A bathful of kawakawa and hot water featured the work of Samoan-New Zealand typographer Joseph Churchward, whose work is also featured in the new Yorgos Lanthimos film Bugonia.
Hana Pera Aoake interview with Auckland Libraries
Librarian at Auckland Libraries Carin Smeaton interviews Hana Pera Aoake for the Heritage et AL blog regarding recent publications Some helpful models of grief with Compound Press, and Blame It On The Rain with Australian publisher No More Poetry.
Some helpful models of grief on The Spinoff
Hera Lindsay Bird features selections from Some helpful models of grief by Hana Pera Aoake as part of The Friday Poem series.
Derek Henderson Book Signing
The Aotearoa New Zealand launch of The Tranquility of Solitude takes place at Auckland’s premier art book retailer Lamplight Books, 6pm Thursday 31 July, with the artist in attendance to sign books.
Some helpful models of grief on RNZ
Book critic Anna Rankin reviews Some helpful models of grief by Hana Pera Aoake on Radio New Zealand National as part of the Jesse Mulligan Afternoons programme.
New collection of poetry by Hana Pera Aoake Launch
Launch event for ‘Some helpful models of grief’ by Hana Pera Aoake at Lamplight Books in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
We were blessed by a mihi from Nova Paul, with poetry from special guests Arielle Walker, Liam Jacobson, and Caron Smeaton.
Objectspace Book Fair
Compound Press holds a stall at the Object Book Fair which takes place in conjunction across two days, presenting our core art and poetry titles, as well as a suite of publications from affiliate publishers including Daylight Books (USA), and the estates of artists Ian Scott and Harvey Benge. Event Photos
Melbourne Art Book Fair 2025
Compound Press attended with Melbourne Art Book Fair 2025 stallholder fair in the evocative setting of the Great Hall at the National Gallery of Victoria, as part of the Expensive Hobby Independent Distribution collective.
Auckland Poetry Reading
Compound Press presents a poetry and performance event in the always-welcoming confines of The Open Book in Ponsonby, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Facebook Event Photos on Instagram Video on Instagram
Petroglyphs in Landfall
Petroglyphs a new poetry collection by Craig Foltz is reviewed by Mary Macpherson in The Landfall Tauraka Review, the online companion to Aotearoa New Zealand’s longest-running literary journal.