$32.00
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2016
Summary
Whispers of the Land: The Collected Poems of Hone Tuwhare
The definitive collection of poems from New Zealand’s most cherished poet, presented in a beautifully crafted volume.
“A poem is a ripple of words on water wind-huffed…”
This comprehensive anthology features Hone Tuwhare’s most celebrated works, spanning from his groundbreaking No Ordinary Sun to his poignant later poems. Discover unpublished gems and experience the power of select poems translated in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143770237 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143770233 |
| Author: | Hone Tuwhare |
| Publisher: | Random House New Zealand Ltd |
| Imprint: | Vintage New Zealand |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 434g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Hone Tuwhare
Born in 1922 in Kaikohe into the Ngapuhi tribe (hapu Ngati Korokoro, Ngati Tautahi, Te Popoto, Uri-o-hau), Hone Tuwhare was a boilermaker, political activist, husband and father, and poet. He won two Montana New Zealand book awards, was made Te Mata Poet Laureate in 1999, 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 died in 2008.
Translators- Waihoroi Shortland of Ngati Hine and Te Aupouri descent is a former member of the Department of Maori Affairs, print and radio journalist, actor, film and television writer.
Selwyn Muru of Ngati Kuri, Te Aupouri, Te Paatu, Ngati Rehia, Murikahara and Te Whakatohea is an artist, broadcaster, actor, writer, film maker.
Pat Hohepa of the Mahurehure sub-tribe of Ngapuhi is an author, linguist, and academic. Formerly Professor of Maori Studies at the University of Auckland, he achieved his PhD in linguistics in the United States.
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