Whetu moana : contemporary Polynesian poems in English / edited by Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri & Robert Sullivan ; cover design, Christine Hansen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wendt, Albert, 1939- editor.

Whaitiri, Reina, 1943- editor.

Sullivan, Robert, 1967- editor.

Hansen, Christine, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pacific Island poetry (English).

Pacific Area--Poetry.

Pacific Area.

Islands of the Pacific--Poetry.

Islands of the Pacific.

Polynesia--Poetry.

Polynesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (753 p.)

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Whetu Moana is the first anthology of contemporary Polynesian poetry in English edited by Polynesians. It collects poems written over the last twenty years from more than 60 poets in Aotearoa, Hawaii, Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Niue and Rotuma. Well-known poets like Hone Tuwhare, Alistair Campbell and Haunani-Kay Trask are joined by talented young voices, the poets appearing in alphabetical order in a way that presents both an overall Polynesian identity and a focus on individual style. Traditional laments mix with street-smart rap rhythms; images of seascapes and landscapes mingle w

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; VINEPA AIONO; Adapting; JOE BALAZ; Moe'uhane; Huaka'i; Spear Fisher; Da Last Squid; KATHY BANGGO; Mesmerism; Thirst; Bloom; Fly, Da Mo'o & Me; Dey Wen Sen Me Girls' Home; CHERIE BARFORD; Plea to the Spanish Lady; Eclipse Friday 23 November 1984; AUDREY BROWN; local tourist on a bus ride home; o'er dose on the self-indulgence of self-importance; big game fishing wearing the joker's tea cup; ALISTAIR TE ARIKI CAMPBELL; Te Hura; Maui's Whare; Solomona; Tangaroa; Tongareva; Absence; Roots; Jock Campbell my Father

Stretcher-bearerGallipoli Peninsula; Tohi; Sergeant Jack Tainui; Green Lizards; Captain H. W. Leaf; Westward; Desert Flower; Death of a Friend; To Stuart; JACQ CARTER; At the end of our road; Comparatively Speaking, There is No Struggle; Me aro koe ki te hā o Hineahuone!; E tū, e tū, e tū, Tānemahuta!; For a tipuna wahine; Aroha; Pōwhiri; SAMUEL CRUICKSHANK; urban iwi: tihei mauri ora!; Black Arse; Pakiri: Midnight Sea; DAVID EGGLETON; The Werewolf of Grafton Gully; Republic of Fiji; Maungapohatu 1916; Karangahape Road Celebrates; Gulf Takeaways; Prime Time; RANGI FAITH; Official Opening

Time PastKarakia to a Silent Island; Anzac Day, Mount Fyffe, Kaikoura; MICHAEL FANENE-BENTLEY; Corned Beef by Candlelight; My sounds I do not hear; SIA FIGIEL; Between the steel bars; Songs of the fat brown woman; TA'I GEORGE; My Mother's Coat; Do Your People Tan?; MAREWA GLOVER; Tangi; No landmarks; Hariru; MICHAEL GREIG; The Vocalisation; Himene Tuki; Maui; RORE HAPIPI; The Ballad of the Four Maori Boys; The 7th Day Adventist; KU'UALOHA HO'OMANAWANUI; laundry day sestina; The Horseshoer; KERI HULME; Hōkioi; Silence ... on another marae; First sleep in Te Rangiita; Winesong 23; Winesong 15

Lullaby for a Stone DollWITI IHIMAERA; L'Ultimo Giorni; Oh Numi Tutelar; Un Semplice Storia; MONICA KAIWI; "Hey, haole lady ..."; IMAIKALANI KALAHELE; Ode to Fort Street; Before had England; Make a fist; O'ahu; Hui 'Imi Pākīpika; Rise up; E Hānai 'Awa a Ikaika ka Makani; MĀHEALANI KAMAUU; Calvary at 'Anaeho'omalu; Host Culture (Guava Juice on a Tray); Uluhaimalama; What My Mother Said to Me; Bereaved Daughter-in-law; KAURAKA KAURAKA; Rainbow Woman; Moko; Rainbow Priest; PHIL KAWANA; Breeder Boy; Dogs & Dinghies; The Instant of a Smile; Untitled (#79); Hongoeka Bay; NINA KIRIFI-ALAI; Virginity

HINEWIRANGI KOHUSisters; Wise one, Old one; KAPULANI LANDGRAF; ... devastation upon devastation ...; MARAMA LAURENSON; Tahu Brown Parata - Ol' rolly eyes; Hana Te Hemara - Muru Raupatu; Plans for Christmas; VASA LEOTA; A Kiss; IONA LEVI; Holiday Camp; Suck it in; NAOMI LOSCH; Blood Quantum; ABIGAIL McCLUTCHIE; Go to the mountains; BRANDY NĀ LANI MCDOUGALL; Ma'alaea Harbor, Father's Day; The Salt-Wind of Waihe'e; Emma, 1993; The Petroglyphs at Olowalu; Dirty Laundry; Lei Niho Palaoa; DAN MCMULLIN; 'O Kaulaiku; The Bat; MOMOE MALIETOA VON REICHE; Taxi 2016; Hanging Wish

Once Shadowed by Moons and Children

Notes:

Include indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-86940-574-9