Tayi Tibble's first poetry collection Poukahangatus earned her the prize for best first book of Poetry at the 2019 Ockham awards. Now she has returned with Rangikura - in which she continues to display her talent as a young poet writing about urban Maori life. Tibble (Ngati Porou/Te Whanau a Apanui) has completed a Masters in Creative Writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters, and has penned pieces for Pantograph Punch, The Spinoff, and The Wireless.