A Book Of Rongo And Te Rangahau

Author: Briar Wood

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Price : $30.00 NZD
ISBN : 9780473629984
Publisher : Anahera Press
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Description

In this collection, poet Briar Wood reimagines the lives of Rongo and Te Rangahau, nineteenth-century wahine toa, tupuna of Ngapuhi, in radiant verse. The collection also stretches across time into today's world with poetry about contemporary Northland. Featuring stunning cover art by Nikau Hindin.

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"...a time machine stretching from stories told and reimagined, an invitation to Aotearoa's past running parallel with how history impacts today" - Anne-Marie Te Whiu

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Poet, fiction writer and essayist Briar Wood (Ngāpuhi Nui Tonu) grew up in South Auckland, worked as a lecturer in Britain and now lives in Whangārei.

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