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A hand holding a cream paperback, Every Snake Sheds Its Skin by Kate Pitches, its cover a line drawing of a snake among flowers, in front of a lake and snow-capped mountains at dusk.

Poetry collection

Every Snake Sheds Its Skin

Every Snake Sheds Its Skin is a raw and honest collection written during a period of deep personal challenge.

Kate explores what it means to heal, endure, and to remake oneself in a world that rarely slows down.

Through the shifting terrain of a mental-health journey, these poems offer reflection, courage and the possibility of renewal.

Like the snake that sheds its skin, we are invited to release what no longer serves us and step into a truer, stronger version of ourselves.

This book is a reminder that change is not only inevitable but is transformative.

NZ$25.00 NZ$29.00

Out now. Launch price until Friday 30 Oct.

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Kate at her book launch, signing a copy at the book table.

Kate Pitches is an author, poet, actress, yoga teacher and biomedical honours graduate based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her work brings a frank and thoughtful perspective to healing, meaning, and the complexities of being human in the modern world.

Her poetry collection, Every Snake Sheds Its Skin, was written during a period of deep personal challenge. Through the shifting terrain of a mental-health journey, the poems explore what it means to heal, endure, and remake oneself in a world that rarely slows down. Snakes teach a simple lesson: change is inevitable, and we grow through it.

Offerings

  • Yoga Instruction

    Kate is a qualified yoga instructor, available to guide on Wednesday nights at the Auckland Buddhist Centre

  • Message in a Bottle

    “Give it to your person, or leave it for a stranger to find.”

  • Poetry readings

    Kate reads from Every Snake Sheds Its Skin at events, gatherings and festivals. Ask about a reading for yours.