Dorian Mackle Bayley

Sometimes writes, based in Aotearoa

Select Publications

Current works:

in my shadow afternoons, Full House Literary - SOON

hook up, transitive rag

serenity prayers for suicide prevention, Raw Lit

kaikōura (calling home), A Curious Moon #2


Under deadname:

until we are hollow, NZ Given Words

[Untitled], January Issue Red (fingers comma toes)

incomplete excerpts from my lockdown, Haumi ē! Hui ē! Taiki ē (NZ Poetry Society)

Bird, The perfect weight of blankets at night (NZ Poetry Society)

A city built on the forest's grave, After the Cyclone (NZ Poetry Society)

Lemon Squeezer Boneyard, Never Such Innocence

They Leave Behind the Wind, Poems4Peace 2014

Passing Time, Young Poets Network

About & Contact

Dorian Mackle Bayley (he/they) is a trans man and a tangata Tiriti from Aotearoa New Zealand. He is currently studying his BA in English and Anthropology. His recent work appears in transitive rag, Raw Lit, and elsewhere. Previous work is published under the deadname "Pieta", by the NZ Poetry Society, Young Poets Network, etc. He loves gothic literature and silent films.

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