Cadence Chung

Cadence Chung (she/they) is a poet, classical singer, and composer. She performs as a classical soloist and is a presenter on RNZ Concert. In 2023, she was named an Emerging Practitioner by the Fund for Acting and Musical Endeavours. Her poems have been published in Best New Zealand Poems, Landfall, Newsroom, Pantograph Punch, Starling, Sweet Mammalian, takahē, The Spinoff and Turbine / Kapohau. Her best-selling chapbook, anomalia, was released in 2022. She’s also the producer and editor of Mythos: an Audio-Visual Anthology of Art by Young New Zealanders, released in 2024. Mad Diva is her first full-length collection of poetry.