Carin Smeaton (Māori, Moana, Hurai, Scots) is a poet living in Tāmaki Makaurau with whānau. She has pubished 3 hybrid poetry collections with Titus Press - Tales of the Waihorotiu (2017), Hibiscus Tart (2024), and Death Goddess Guide To Self Love (2025). Hibiscus Tart was longlisted in the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.