Henrietta Bollinger (they/them) is a Pākehā writer and activist, born and based in Te Whanganui a Tara, Wellington where they live with a fellow disabled artist and a cat. Henrietta writes in a number of forms. They have had plays staged here and overseas and poetry published in Aotearoa and Australia. During their studies at Te Herenga Waka University, they established the Salient column Token Cripple, with a focus on disability rights. This became the basis of this book. Articulations was funded by Creative New Zealand and The Copyright Licensing Trust. Henrietta was mentored by Pip Adam. Articulations is their first book.