Dominic Hoey is a poet, he's an author and a playwright based in Auckland. His debut novel Iceland was a local bestseller, and long-listed for the Ockham Book Award.
Dominic was once an MC battle and slam-poetry champion, and he's performed his poetry internationally. He teaches writing. And since 2014 he's also been working with marginalised youth excluded from the education system. He uses art, yoga and meditation to help them with their mental health and to move them into higher education or employment.
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