Hadassah Grace – The Spinoff

The Friday Poem: Subject Permanence by Hadassah Grace

19 June 2020 by Hadassah Grace

A new poem by Auckland-based writer and performer Hadassah Grace. Subject Permanence in quarantine mirrors reminded us we exist with eyes closed, skin is still cotton candy in a puddle bones, watercolour and damp paper arms and teeth are curtains on fire now every gleaming shop window is a gleaning mother did … Read more

Transphobic. Biphobic. Misogynistic. Welcome to Christchurch’s only ‘gay bar’

17 November 201917 November 2019 by Hadassah Grace

It breaks my heart to think of young queer and trans people seeing this sign, and thinking there are no spaces where they will ever belong, writes Hadassah Grace. The first time I ventured into a gay bar, I vowed never to go back. It was a vulnerable time in my life. My early twenties … Read more