Mauri Ola: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English is a follow-up volume to the highly acclaimed Whetu Moana, the first anthology of Polynesian poems in English edited by Polynesians. The new book includes poetry written over the last 25 years by more than 80 writers from Aotearoa, Hawai'i, Tonga, Samoa, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Tahiti and Rotuma – some living in these islands and some dispersed around the globe. Together with works by established and celebrated poets, the editors have introduced the fresh voices of a younger generation. The anthology includes selections from poets including Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, Sia Figiel, J. C. Sturm, Konai Helu Thaman, Haunani-Kay Trask, Hone Tuwhare and Albert Wendt. The late Hawaiian poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake is represented here by a unique set of concrete poems and experimental verse. Tusiata Avia tells tales of Nafanua in different settings around the world; Rangi Faith imagines 'First Landing'; Imaikalani Kalahele writes a letter to his brother; Brandy Nalani McDougall discusses 'cooking Captain Cook'; Karlo Mila, eating chocolate, watches 'paul holmes apologise for calling kofi annan a darkie'; Robert Sullivan writes against the grain; and Apirana Taylor follows zigzag roads. Ranging from the lyrical and sensual to the harsh and gritty, from the political to the personal, the poems in Mauri Ola are infused with vivid imagery, claims of identity, laments, rages and celebrations that confront again a colonial past and a global present.

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Publisher

Auckland University Press

Year

2010

ISBN

9781869407230

Edition

Topic

Literature

Subtopic

Literary Collections

Index

Literature

Glossary

a hui hou	(Hawaiian) until we meet again
‘a’ā	(Hawaiian) roots
‘A’ala Honua	(Hawaiian) sweet-smelling land
‘a’ama	(Hawaiian) a species of black, edible crab
‘afakasi	(Sāmoan) part European
afio mai lau afioga a Tuātagaloa	(Sāmoan) welcome, your lordship, Tuātagaloa
agaga	(Sāmoan) soul
ahi kā	(Māori) refers to a person’s right to land as long as they maintain their presence or home fire
‘āholehole	(Hawaiian) a particular silver-coloured reef fish
‘ahu	(Hawaiian) altar
ahunga nui	(Māori) provider of plentiful food
‘ahu’ula	(Hawaiian) feather cape or cloak
‘ai kae	(Sāmoan) eat shit
āiga	(Sāmoan) family, extended family
‘āina	(Hawaiian) land or earth
aitu	(Sāmoan) spirits
ali’i	(Hawaiian / Sāmoan) chief
alu su’esu’e	(Sāmoan) go and do your research
‘alualutoto	(Sāmoan) blood clot; premature baby
amuia le masina e alu ma toe sau …	(Sāmoan) envy the moon, it goes and returns …
‘anae	(Sāmoan) mullet
aoa	(Sāmoan) banyan tree
‘a’ole pua	(Hawaiian) lit. ‘without flowers’; in genealogies, a line without children
‘apa i’a	(Sāmoan) tinned fish
‘apa supakeki	(Sāmoan) tin of spaghetti
arero	(Māori) tongue
aroha / alofa / aloha	(pan-Polynesian) unconditional love, compassion, caring and concern; the ability to accept another reality without condemning it or trying to change it
atua	(Māori / Sāmoan) god/s
‘auala	(Sāmoan) road
auē! oi auē	(Sāmoan) alas! woe is me
‘aumakua	(Hawaiian) ancestral gods, family gods, in animal form
auoia	(Sāmoan...

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Alohi Ae‘a
Vinepa Aiono
Kimo Armitage
Tusiata Avia
Hinemoana Baker
Joe Balaz
Serie Barford
Valerie Bichard
Arapera Hineira Kaa Blank
Bub Bridger
Audrey Brown-Pereira
Leilani Burgoyne
Tania Butcher
Alistair Te Ariki Campbell
Jacqueline Carter
Sam Cruickshank
Chelsea Mana‘olana Duarte
David Eggleton
Rangi Faith
Joe Kalepo Fanua
Sia Figiel
Kai Gaspar
Marewa Glover
Michael Greig
Rore Hapipi
Aroha Harris
Ku‘ualoha Ho‘omanawanui
Imaikalani Kalahele
Phil Kawana
David Keali‘i
Kealoha
Nina Kirifi-Alai
Ann Marie Nālani Kirk
Victoria Kneubuhl
Kapulani Landgraf
Susana Lei‘ataua
Naomi Losch
Lufi A. Matā‘afa Luteru
Brandy Nālani McDougall
Dan Taulapapa McMullin
Ole Maiava
Selina Tusitala Marsh
Jean Mason
Trixie Te Arama Menzies
Courtney Meredith
Karlo Mila
Michael O’Leary
Christy Passion
Mahealani Perez-Wendt
Leialoha Perkins
Ruperake Petaia
Kiri Piahana-Wong
Tiare Picard
Tafea Polamalu
Doug Poole
Brian Potiki
Roma Pōtiki
John Pule
Tagi Qolouvaki
Vaine Rasmussen
Rosanna Raymond
Momoe Malietoa von Reiche
Reihana Robinson
Eti Sa‘aga
Luafata Simanu-Klutz
Caroline (Sina) Sinavaiana
Alice Te Punga Somerville
J. C. Sturm
Robert Sullivan
Sage Takehiro
Tracey Tawhiao
Apirana Taylor
Konai Helu Thaman
Helen Tionisio
Blaine Tolentino
Haunani-Kay Trask
Hone Tuwhare
Albert Wendt
Wayne Kaumualii Westlake
Vernice Wineera
Briar Wood
Glossary
Index of titles
Index of poets by country
Footnotes
Back Cover