Tune in live on YouTube on Sunday 19 July (10am NZ / 8am SYD / 6am HK / 11pm UK (Sat) / 6pm NYC (Sat)) to hear from Kiwi-Korean poet Haro Lee and Malay-Kiwi writer Shariff Burke about life as cross-culture creatives, the experience of being raised in two homelands, and how that affects their work.

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HARO LEE

Haro Lee was born in the Year of the Rat in Tāmaki Makaurau. Watching Television in a Love Motel (THWUP Books, 2026) is her first book.

Instagram: @haroharibo

SHARIFF BURKE

Shariff Burke (Malay-Pākehā) is a writer born in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and raised in Singapore. He lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Childish Palate (Tender Press, 2026) is his first book.

Instagram: @riffraffbunny