Te Whē ki Tukorehe - the first edition of new bilingual Māori literary journal, Te Whē, is out now - available here for free in pdf form; honoured to have an essay “Kohanga Hou” and pēpi attempt at a little poem in te reo, “Karakia” within this pukapuka alongside mahi by such inspirational kaituhi wāhine.
Ngā mihi ki ngā kaihautū - Anahera Gildea and Nadine Hura.
Arohanui x
Two of my poems (“heteralocha acutirostris” and “where is your waka, huia?”) were published in the first issue of Tupuranga: New Indigenous Writing from Aotearoa and the Moana. You can read the journal here.
Ngā mihi nui to the editors and designers.
Owenga, Rēkohu (Chatham Island)
Our nation was born
in the bosom of the ocean
where the sea leans
on the land […]
Haare Williams - The Songs of Tangaroa / Ngā Waiata o Tangaroa from Words of a Kaumātua