Tiny Portraits of Us

by Zoe Freihofer

Zoe Freihofer

Zoe Freihofer is based in Melbourne, Australia, and her writing has either been published or is forthcoming in a variety of magazines including The Amphibian, Last Stanza, Dulcet and Prosetrics. When not writing, she’s curled up with her cats and she spends as much time as possible in her vegetable garden. She can be found on Instagram @zoe.freihofer.writer

praise for Tiny Portraits of Us

From the first time that I read Zoe Freihofer’s work, I have been enthralled by it. Despite her poems revolving around personal memories and feelings, Freihofer’s writing is so vivid in its language and imagery that each poem transports you into its very setting, making you feel like you are experiencing these moments yourself, rather than simply reading them. From joy to longing and heartbreak, this collection takes us on a journey across the myriad facets of being alive and evokes a different emotion at every turn of a page. 

- Veruschka Haas, Editor of letters to lovers zine

I first published one of Zoe Freihofer’s poems in Moss Puppy Magazine’s Spring 2025 issue and was immediately struck by the vivid, emotionally resonant imagery in her work. In Tiny Portraits of Us, that same power shines through, each poem rich with striking, memorable details that breathe life into every line. Zoe has a gift for crafting moments that linger.

- Melissa Martini-Morales, editor-in-chief of Moss Puppy Magazine and author of Hello, Paulie!, CLOWNING AROUND, and Faded Fur & Stripped Skin