Interview: J. A. Vili talks about AUP New Poets 11

Interview: J. A. Vili talks about AUP New Poets 11

J. A. Vili is an Auckland-based poet of Samoan descent whose poetry often advocates for suicide prevention and mental illness support. He dedicates poems to friends and to his children who lost their mother at a young age. Vili holds a bachelor of creative writing. His poems have appeared in Ika journal and Katūīvei: Contemporary Pasifika Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand. Tell us a little about your poems in AUP New Poets 11.They are dedications…