Funkhaus

by Hinemoana Baker

A queer / takatapui Maori writer living in Berlin, Germany since 2015, Hinemoana Baker brings a unique perspective both to and from the ‘global North'. Drawing on the German meaning of the word ‘funken' – to send a radio signal – her latest collection broadcasts unsettling songs of rebirth, love, friendship and alienation across homes and languages, to the living and to the dead.Funkhaus is home to big, punchy poems and shimmering delicacy, as well as Hinemoana's trademark humour. This book invites readers to tune out the crackle and static, and dial in their own receivers to a signal that has travelled a long way to reach them, no matter where they are.

Genres: Poetry

81 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 11, 2020

Reviews

[Tia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Never thought I’d read a poem titled ‘Waitangi Day’ referencing PJ Harvey’s metaphor of a penis.

[Harold Coutts · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love hinemoana with my whole heart, i cannot wait to read this book again

[Amber]

I’m choosing to omit a star rating, not because I think it’s worth zero, but because of a failiure on my part to connect to this collection of poetry. I think as much as I hoped it would be something I would deeply resonate to, I just couldn’t – that’s not at all a reflection of the poet, just my experience reading it.

[The_J · Rating 1 out of 5]

Claims to being "intoxicating" and "indecently funny" had no foundation in reality by my reading of this work.

[Philippa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luscious words to roll around your tongue. These are poems best read aloud. Visceral, palpable - spiky, rough, smooth, gauzy - feel your way through these quirky, sometimes povocative, poems.