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A marvellous hikoi through Aotearoa today alongside a leading Maori poet.
- GenresPoetry
72 pages, Paperback
Published September 8, 2022
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Robert Sullivan
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Robert Sullivan (born 1967) is a Māori writer from Aotearoa/New Zealand. He is a member of the hapu Ngati Manu, and the iwi Nga Puhi Nui Tonu of Northland. He is also of Kai Tahu and Galway Irish descent.
He graduated from the University of Auckland with an MA and worked as associate professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Programme at the University of Hawai'i. He is an award-winning poet.
Robert Sullivan (born 1967) is a Māori writer from Aotearoa/New Zealand. He is a member of the hapu Ngati Manu, and the iwi Nga Puhi Nui Tonu of Northland. He is also of Kai Tahu and Galway Irish descent.
He graduated from the University of Auckland with an MA and worked as associate professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Programme at the University of Hawai'i. He is an award-winning poet.
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September 17, 2022
Ātaahua, loss + growth + reclaimation.
June 25, 2022
TW: racism, intergenerational trauma
Sullivan knocked this out of the park, with subtle to incredibly obvious critiques of colonisation, racism, and intergenerational trauma. But also there is joy: joy in whānau, nature, community, and in sailing both the stars and the sea.
Sullivan knocked this out of the park, with subtle to incredibly obvious critiques of colonisation, racism, and intergenerational trauma. But also there is joy: joy in whānau, nature, community, and in sailing both the stars and the sea.
March 2, 2023
Some really powerful stuff in here. Loved this book. Lots to learn here too.
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