Amber Esau is a Sā-Māo-Rish (Ngāpuhi / Manase) writer of things from Tāmaki Makaurau. She is a poet, storyteller, and professional bots. She is co-editor of Queer Poetry Anthology, Spoiled Fruit (Āporo Press, 2023). Always vibing at a languid pace, her work has been published both in print and online including in Puna Wai Korero, Rapture, Te Awa o Kupu, Skinny Dip! and Annual, NZ poetry shelf, Ora nui, Poetry New Zealand Yearbook and Going West Poetry Videos. She is a recipient of the emerging Pasifika writer's residency from the Michael King Writers Centre and the ideas in residence residency from the Basement theatre.