The Finding Persephone Poetry Contest closes April 14
The Founder
Dianna Birchfield West
Dianna is a tired, grumpy... nay FURIOUS perimenopausal goddess. She has spent her entire life fighting for a world that honours women, respects diversity, and cares deeply for nature; now she is tired and mostly wants to be left alone.
Enter The Persephone Foundation, a safe and creative place for women to level up.
The Administrator
Holly Rowsell
Holly is a poet and editor based in Pōneke. In 2025, she founded the poetry journal Nine Lives to open new space for poets to publish in Aotearoa. She later founded The Free Body Problem, a journal publishing gender poetry. Holly joined Persephone in 2026 to facilitate the Finding Persephone Poetry Contest.