Oooooo......!!! Paperback Hone Tuwhare

by Hone Tuwhare

Book by Tuwhare, Hone

Genres: Poetry

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Hone Tuwhare was New Zealand’s most distinguished Maori poet writing in English. He was born in Kaikohe into the Nga Puhi tribe (hapu Ngati Korokoro, Ngati Tautahi, Te Popoto, Uri-o-hau). He began writing during his apprenticeship on the railways, where he became involved in trade unions. He was an organiser of the first Maori Writers and Artists Conference at Te Kaha in 1973 and participated in the Maori Land March of 1975. Tuwhare won two Montana NZ Book Awards, was Te Mata Poet Laureate, and held two honorary doctorates in literature. In 2003 he was among ten of New Zealand’s greatest living artists named as Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Artists. Tuwhare passed away in 2008.

Reviews

[Michelle Boyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really wonderful collection of poetry from Maori poet Hone Tuwhare. I was particularly fascinated with the poems that expressed sexuality, because so many Indigenous authors tend to shy away from that subject. Tuwhare tackles these subjects head on and I believe these actually end up being his strongest pieces.

A must-read collection.

[Alexander McStan 82 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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