Mikaela Nyman
@miknyman.bsky.social
Beach walker, ocean dweller. Writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction in English and Swedish.
Final week of the Big Exhibition at Gover St Gallery in New Plymouth. Pop in to have a look!
‘Stardust’ by Mikaela Nyman
Unframed, Limited Edition Intaglio with hand stitching. 1/3. 23cm x 26cm
‘Stardust’ by Mikaela Nyman
Unframed, Limited Edition Intaglio with hand stitching. 1/3. 23cm x 26cm
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Final week of the Big Exhibition at Gover St Gallery in New Plymouth. Pop in to have a look!
‘Stardust’ by Mikaela Nyman
Unframed, Limited Edition Intaglio with hand stitching. 1/3. 23cm x 26cm
‘Stardust’ by Mikaela Nyman
Unframed, Limited Edition Intaglio with hand stitching. 1/3. 23cm x 26cm
Looking forward to the Alandic Bookfair 2025 / Åländsk bokmässa 2025. Will be in conversation with Aino Waller about my poetry collection The Anatomy of Sand, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press this year.
Organisers: Ålands Litteraturförening and Föreningen Norden på Åland 🇦🇽🇫🇮
Organisers: Ålands Litteraturförening and Föreningen Norden på Åland 🇦🇽🇫🇮
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Looking forward to the Alandic Bookfair 2025 / Åländsk bokmässa 2025. Will be in conversation with Aino Waller about my poetry collection The Anatomy of Sand, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press this year.
Organisers: Ålands Litteraturförening and Föreningen Norden på Åland 🇦🇽🇫🇮
Organisers: Ålands Litteraturförening and Föreningen Norden på Åland 🇦🇽🇫🇮
Taranaki festival time! ‘Ten artists, one location’ at the fabulous Gover St gallery in New Plymouth. Open 9 to 5:30pm all days during the Taranaki Arts Trail and Garden Festival weeks from 31 Oct to 9 Nov 😎
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Taranaki festival time! ‘Ten artists, one location’ at the fabulous Gover St gallery in New Plymouth. Open 9 to 5:30pm all days during the Taranaki Arts Trail and Garden Festival weeks from 31 Oct to 9 Nov 😎
Inspiring collaboration with photographer Marcus Boman 4 years ago. Translated my granddad Valdemar Nyman’s poem and all the text into English for Boman’s artistic photo book I AM. Launched at the 2021 Helsinki Book Fair. Part of #Åland100, celebrating 100 years of autonomy 🇦🇽
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Inspiring collaboration with photographer Marcus Boman 4 years ago. Translated my granddad Valdemar Nyman’s poem and all the text into English for Boman’s artistic photo book I AM. Launched at the 2021 Helsinki Book Fair. Part of #Åland100, celebrating 100 years of autonomy 🇦🇽
At the 2025 Helsinki Bookfair with Helen Heath, in spirit. Or at least under/between cover(s). My 2022 essay & translation of Helen Heath’s poems from Are Friends Electric? Published in Ellips fabulous lilla-e (little e) series (pictured). If in Helsinki - swing by the Bookfair this weekend!
October 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
At the 2025 Helsinki Bookfair with Helen Heath, in spirit. Or at least under/between cover(s). My 2022 essay & translation of Helen Heath’s poems from Are Friends Electric? Published in Ellips fabulous lilla-e (little e) series (pictured). If in Helsinki - swing by the Bookfair this weekend!
Poetry in Performance / Final blast /Thursday 23 Oct with Frankie McMillan, Sara Qasem and I + open mic - can’t wait!
Brought to you by the Canterbury Poets’ Collective. Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at
events.humanitix.com/copy-of-9-oc...
Brought to you by the Canterbury Poets’ Collective. Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at
events.humanitix.com/copy-of-9-oc...
October 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Poetry in Performance / Final blast /Thursday 23 Oct with Frankie McMillan, Sara Qasem and I + open mic - can’t wait!
Brought to you by the Canterbury Poets’ Collective. Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at
events.humanitix.com/copy-of-9-oc...
Brought to you by the Canterbury Poets’ Collective. Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at
events.humanitix.com/copy-of-9-oc...
Such a pleasure to run an ekphrastic poetry workshop at the beautiful Maia Gallery at Toihoukura in Gisborne today. A big thank you to Regina de Wolf-Ngarimu for organising and to artist Merle Walker for your stunning art and kōrero about your intention and thought process. 💜
October 18, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Such a pleasure to run an ekphrastic poetry workshop at the beautiful Maia Gallery at Toihoukura in Gisborne today. A big thank you to Regina de Wolf-Ngarimu for organising and to artist Merle Walker for your stunning art and kōrero about your intention and thought process. 💜
Off on NZSA business! In awe of what Tairawhiti Writers Hub in Gisborne has put on over their ten day Hui Kaituhi writers festival. Teaming up w Reg de Wolf-Ngarimu for a fun ekphrastic poetry wshop at Toihoukura - School of Maori Visual Art & Design Sat 18 Oct
events.humanitix.com/art-poetry-e...
events.humanitix.com/art-poetry-e...
October 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Off on NZSA business! In awe of what Tairawhiti Writers Hub in Gisborne has put on over their ten day Hui Kaituhi writers festival. Teaming up w Reg de Wolf-Ngarimu for a fun ekphrastic poetry wshop at Toihoukura - School of Maori Visual Art & Design Sat 18 Oct
events.humanitix.com/art-poetry-e...
events.humanitix.com/art-poetry-e...
Poetry in Performance / Take 3 / Thursday 16 Oct with Anna Jackson, Juanita Hepi, and Erik Kennedy + open mic - brought to you by the Canterbury Poets’ Collective.
Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at events.humanitix.com/copy-of-23-o...
Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at events.humanitix.com/copy-of-23-o...
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Poetry in Performance / Take 3 / Thursday 16 Oct with Anna Jackson, Juanita Hepi, and Erik Kennedy + open mic - brought to you by the Canterbury Poets’ Collective.
Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at events.humanitix.com/copy-of-23-o...
Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at events.humanitix.com/copy-of-23-o...
Insightful on peacebuilding & healing on day 1 of the Collective Trauma Summit
2025. A political solution for Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine is not enough - people & communities need healing. The arts and creative thinking have a role to play in embodied healing, in bearing witness to victims’ stories.
2025. A political solution for Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine is not enough - people & communities need healing. The arts and creative thinking have a role to play in embodied healing, in bearing witness to victims’ stories.
October 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Insightful on peacebuilding & healing on day 1 of the Collective Trauma Summit
2025. A political solution for Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine is not enough - people & communities need healing. The arts and creative thinking have a role to play in embodied healing, in bearing witness to victims’ stories.
2025. A political solution for Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine is not enough - people & communities need healing. The arts and creative thinking have a role to play in embodied healing, in bearing witness to victims’ stories.
Tomorrow at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery 11:30 - 12: farewelling He Tukutuku Auahatanga: Maureen Lander & Community exhibition with a reading by our latest NZ Poet Laureate Robert Sullivan + free eco-poetry wshop at 2pm at Puke Ariki. Limited spaces. Book at
pukeariki.com/event/E29794...
pukeariki.com/event/E29794...
October 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Tomorrow at Govett-Brewster Art Gallery 11:30 - 12: farewelling He Tukutuku Auahatanga: Maureen Lander & Community exhibition with a reading by our latest NZ Poet Laureate Robert Sullivan + free eco-poetry wshop at 2pm at Puke Ariki. Limited spaces. Book at
pukeariki.com/event/E29794...
pukeariki.com/event/E29794...
East coast, people - it will be epic! The 2025 Tui Tui Tuhia Tairāwhiti Hui 9-12 Oct is sold out but the Hui Kaituhi fringe fest continues next week 13-19 Oct. Looking fw to catching up w friends and being part of the fringe fest fun! 🤩
Check out the packed programme:
authors.org.nz/about/tekait...
Check out the packed programme:
authors.org.nz/about/tekait...
October 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
East coast, people - it will be epic! The 2025 Tui Tui Tuhia Tairāwhiti Hui 9-12 Oct is sold out but the Hui Kaituhi fringe fest continues next week 13-19 Oct. Looking fw to catching up w friends and being part of the fringe fest fun! 🤩
Check out the packed programme:
authors.org.nz/about/tekait...
Check out the packed programme:
authors.org.nz/about/tekait...
Poetry in Performance 2nd session Thurs 9 Oct with Gregory Kan, Lee Fraser, Philip Armstrong + open mic - brought to you by the Canterbury Poets’ Collective.
Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at events.humanitix.com/copy-of-poet...
Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at events.humanitix.com/copy-of-poet...
October 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Poetry in Performance 2nd session Thurs 9 Oct with Gregory Kan, Lee Fraser, Philip Armstrong + open mic - brought to you by the Canterbury Poets’ Collective.
Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at events.humanitix.com/copy-of-poet...
Tickets (incl zoom option) $10 at the door or at events.humanitix.com/copy-of-poet...
Scored a typewriter - to go with my grandmother’s unpublished(!) novel manuscript. Who knew! Found the original MS for her novel Färjan (1954) published by Schildts in Finland. Of course journos had to ask if her husband had helped her… 🙄The answer was NO.
October 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Scored a typewriter - to go with my grandmother’s unpublished(!) novel manuscript. Who knew! Found the original MS for her novel Färjan (1954) published by Schildts in Finland. Of course journos had to ask if her husband had helped her… 🙄The answer was NO.
Poetry in Performance kicks off today 2 Oct with Open mic and a trio of poetic firepower - see Jake Arthur, Janet Charman and Melanie McKerchar live in Ōtautahi - or join via Zoom. More poetry for the people! 😎
Tickets $10 at the door or via Humanitix
events.humanitix.com/poetry-in-pe...
Tickets $10 at the door or via Humanitix
events.humanitix.com/poetry-in-pe...
October 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Poetry in Performance kicks off today 2 Oct with Open mic and a trio of poetic firepower - see Jake Arthur, Janet Charman and Melanie McKerchar live in Ōtautahi - or join via Zoom. More poetry for the people! 😎
Tickets $10 at the door or via Humanitix
events.humanitix.com/poetry-in-pe...
Tickets $10 at the door or via Humanitix
events.humanitix.com/poetry-in-pe...
That thing around our necks has a name. Stop genocide now! 🇵🇸
September 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
That thing around our necks has a name. Stop genocide now! 🇵🇸
Delighted to be part of The BIG Exhibition w 30 artists at Gover St Gallery in New Plymouth - and part of the Taranaki Fringe festival (Ten artists, one location).
OPENING NIGHT this Friday 26th Sept from 6pm at Gover St Gallery. All welcome! Bring your friends, it was a blast last year. 😎
OPENING NIGHT this Friday 26th Sept from 6pm at Gover St Gallery. All welcome! Bring your friends, it was a blast last year. 😎
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Delighted to be part of The BIG Exhibition w 30 artists at Gover St Gallery in New Plymouth - and part of the Taranaki Fringe festival (Ten artists, one location).
OPENING NIGHT this Friday 26th Sept from 6pm at Gover St Gallery. All welcome! Bring your friends, it was a blast last year. 😎
OPENING NIGHT this Friday 26th Sept from 6pm at Gover St Gallery. All welcome! Bring your friends, it was a blast last year. 😎
Such inspiring speakers on politics, law, health & arts. Whakapapa, education & well-being and the importance of supportive partners, parents and grandparents of all genders came up again and again. On the Women in Arts panel, celebrating
Women's Centre New Plymouth's 50th at Te Whare Hononga 💜
Women's Centre New Plymouth's 50th at Te Whare Hononga 💜
September 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Such inspiring speakers on politics, law, health & arts. Whakapapa, education & well-being and the importance of supportive partners, parents and grandparents of all genders came up again and again. On the Women in Arts panel, celebrating
Women's Centre New Plymouth's 50th at Te Whare Hononga 💜
Women's Centre New Plymouth's 50th at Te Whare Hononga 💜
Spring has sprung 😎Canterbury is the place to be! Featured poets Janet Charman, Jake Arthur, Gregory Kan, Anna Jackson, Mikaela Nyman with local legends Melanie McKerchar, Lee Fraser, Philip Armstrong, Erik Kennedy, Juanita Hepi, Frankie McMillan and Sara Qasem. canterburypoets.org.nz/tickets/
September 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Spring has sprung 😎Canterbury is the place to be! Featured poets Janet Charman, Jake Arthur, Gregory Kan, Anna Jackson, Mikaela Nyman with local legends Melanie McKerchar, Lee Fraser, Philip Armstrong, Erik Kennedy, Juanita Hepi, Frankie McMillan and Sara Qasem. canterburypoets.org.nz/tickets/
In good company! 😎Catherine Chidgey was so inspiring last night. Our writers’ talk on writing stories - and poetry! - with an eye on climate &nature for survival starts at 11:30am at Puke Ariki Library. Come join us!
#StoryWorlds
#StoryWorlds
September 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In good company! 😎Catherine Chidgey was so inspiring last night. Our writers’ talk on writing stories - and poetry! - with an eye on climate &nature for survival starts at 11:30am at Puke Ariki Library. Come join us!
#StoryWorlds
#StoryWorlds
‘Fiction for Survival: Storytelling in the Face of Ecological Crisis’ - reflecting our changing world while holding space for hope, resilience and action. Join authors Clare Moleta, Mikaela Nyman, Tim Jones & Cassie Hart (Kāi Tahu / Kāti Māmoe). Sun 14th Sep 11:30am, Puke Ariki Library. Free event!
September 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
‘Fiction for Survival: Storytelling in the Face of Ecological Crisis’ - reflecting our changing world while holding space for hope, resilience and action. Join authors Clare Moleta, Mikaela Nyman, Tim Jones & Cassie Hart (Kāi Tahu / Kāti Māmoe). Sun 14th Sep 11:30am, Puke Ariki Library. Free event!
Nyman warns us how flawed our methods of prediction are: ‘Our technological fortress is built on a waning moon, / our sense of control but a chimera.’
— Sophie van Waardenberg reviews The Anatomy of Sand in Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books.
www.nzreviewofbooks.com/ten-thousand...
— Sophie van Waardenberg reviews The Anatomy of Sand in Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books.
www.nzreviewofbooks.com/ten-thousand...
September 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nyman warns us how flawed our methods of prediction are: ‘Our technological fortress is built on a waning moon, / our sense of control but a chimera.’
— Sophie van Waardenberg reviews The Anatomy of Sand in Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books.
www.nzreviewofbooks.com/ten-thousand...
— Sophie van Waardenberg reviews The Anatomy of Sand in Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books.
www.nzreviewofbooks.com/ten-thousand...
The Women’s Centre New Plymouth celebrates its 50th w discussions on women in politics, women in law, women in art, heroic bitches etc on Saturday 20 Sept.
For the full programme and to register, see: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Or email the fab admin person at [email protected] (she’s real)
For the full programme and to register, see: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Or email the fab admin person at [email protected] (she’s real)
September 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The Women’s Centre New Plymouth celebrates its 50th w discussions on women in politics, women in law, women in art, heroic bitches etc on Saturday 20 Sept.
For the full programme and to register, see: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Or email the fab admin person at [email protected] (she’s real)
For the full programme and to register, see: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Or email the fab admin person at [email protected] (she’s real)
“Literature has a democratic function only because it doesn’t preach – if you preach then you become authoritarian”
— Lea Ypi
Ypi’s memoir ‘Free‘ detailed her experience of growing up in Albania. Can’t wait to read her new book!
theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
— Lea Ypi
Ypi’s memoir ‘Free‘ detailed her experience of growing up in Albania. Can’t wait to read her new book!
theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
August 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“Literature has a democratic function only because it doesn’t preach – if you preach then you become authoritarian”
— Lea Ypi
Ypi’s memoir ‘Free‘ detailed her experience of growing up in Albania. Can’t wait to read her new book!
theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
— Lea Ypi
Ypi’s memoir ‘Free‘ detailed her experience of growing up in Albania. Can’t wait to read her new book!
theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...