Stacey Teague (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi) is a poet and embroiderer who lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She is the poetry editor for Scum Mag and has been published in Landfall, Turbine|Kapohau, Cordite Poetry Review and Queen Mobs. She has a website if you would like to peruse: staceyteague.com.
Stacey writes: ‘This piece was a result of me just playing around with different colours and techniques, and I put a line from my poem, ‘Mothlight’ in there for good measure. The line has since been changed in the poem, but I’m glad it could be featured in this piece.’