Talia is a collection of disarmingly candid poems. Isla - who is also a high school kaiako - writes in Te Reo Māori and English. Her words take the reader to ancestral places while playfully exploring the present. She meets the tensions within and beyond herself with acute, unwavering awareness. Anchored by a desire to honour the people and whenua she belongs to, Isla navigates depths that others would shy away from with literary skill, a whimsical sense of humour and humility.