Dorian Bayley

Maybe a writer, from Aotearoa

Select Publications

Current works:

Bone dating, Starling

in my shadow afternoons, Full House Literary

severed breasts, takahē

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 Bayley (he/they/whatever) is a transmasc lady knight and tangata Tiriti. He is in his final year of a BA in English and Anthropology. His work can be found with takahē, Starling, NZ Poetry Society, and others. Dorian was recently nominated by takahē for Best Short Fiction for his story 'severed breasts'.

email: [email protected]
instagram:@myheartsdarling