Serie Barford

Serie Barford is a New Zealand poet known for her poignant and deeply personal works that explore themes of resilience, illness, and the human experience. Her poetry collection, 'Sleeping with Stones', was shortlisted for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Despite her battle with metastatic breast cancer, she continues to write and share her journey through poetry, including her latest collection 'Standing on my Shadow', which reflects on her experiences with the disease.