Mauri Ola
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Mauri Ola

Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mauri Ola

Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English

About this book

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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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...

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Alohi Ae‘a
  8. Vinepa Aiono
  9. Kimo Armitage
  10. Tusiata Avia
  11. Hinemoana Baker
  12. Joe Balaz
  13. Serie Barford
  14. Valerie Bichard
  15. Arapera Hineira Kaa Blank
  16. Bub Bridger
  17. Audrey Brown-Pereira
  18. Leilani Burgoyne
  19. Tania Butcher
  20. Alistair Te Ariki Campbell
  21. Jacqueline Carter
  22. Sam Cruickshank
  23. Chelsea Mana‘olana Duarte
  24. David Eggleton
  25. Rangi Faith
  26. Joe Kalepo Fanua
  27. Sia Figiel
  28. Kai Gaspar
  29. Marewa Glover
  30. Michael Greig
  31. Rore Hapipi
  32. Aroha Harris
  33. Ku‘ualoha Ho‘omanawanui
  34. Imaikalani Kalahele
  35. Phil Kawana
  36. David Keali‘i
  37. Kealoha
  38. Nina Kirifi-Alai
  39. Ann Marie Nālani Kirk
  40. Victoria Kneubuhl
  41. Kapulani Landgraf
  42. Susana Lei‘ataua
  43. Naomi Losch
  44. Lufi A. Matā‘afa Luteru
  45. Brandy Nālani McDougall
  46. Dan Taulapapa McMullin
  47. Ole Maiava
  48. Selina Tusitala Marsh
  49. Jean Mason
  50. Trixie Te Arama Menzies
  51. Courtney Meredith
  52. Karlo Mila
  53. Michael O’Leary
  54. Christy Passion
  55. Mahealani Perez-Wendt
  56. Leialoha Perkins
  57. Ruperake Petaia
  58. Kiri Piahana-Wong
  59. Tiare Picard
  60. Tafea Polamalu
  61. Doug Poole
  62. Brian Potiki
  63. Roma Pōtiki
  64. John Pule
  65. Tagi Qolouvaki
  66. Vaine Rasmussen
  67. Rosanna Raymond
  68. Momoe Malietoa von Reiche
  69. Reihana Robinson
  70. Eti Sa‘aga
  71. Luafata Simanu-Klutz
  72. Caroline (Sina) Sinavaiana
  73. Alice Te Punga Somerville
  74. J. C. Sturm
  75. Robert Sullivan
  76. Sage Takehiro
  77. Tracey Tawhiao
  78. Apirana Taylor
  79. Konai Helu Thaman
  80. Helen Tionisio
  81. Blaine Tolentino
  82. Haunani-Kay Trask
  83. Hone Tuwhare
  84. Albert Wendt
  85. Wayne Kaumualii Westlake
  86. Vernice Wineera
  87. Briar Wood
  88. Glossary
  89. Index of titles
  90. Index of poets by country
  91. Footnotes
  92. Back Cover