My Own Darling

Poetry and theatre collide in this urban love/hate letter to Tamaki Makaurau. Teuila, a Samoan-Palagi poet and single mum, journeys through social landscapes of the city, unpacking and celebrating the intensely personal stories of those around her. Through meeting a girl in blood-red jeans, a neighbourhood mama and a brown- skin, tattoo-less brother, life is made visible. Grace Iwashita-Taylor riffs on the intimate and the epic, challenging preconceptions of Pacific stereotypes with searing poetry, humour and alofa.