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BALDH3AD! / Ka Whawhai Tonu Mātou
A new poem by Isla Huia, after THEIA’s “musical assault on the plague of colonisation”, ‘BALDH3AD!’.
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All That We Know — A Response
In this response piece, Elise Sadlier finds her way through Shilo Kino’s “All That We Know”, seeing elements of herself and the world she inhabits in its pages.
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Māhaki blood
In Marama Salsano’s contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’, the world stops and unravels in loss.
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To the world I love and live.
Ivy Lyden-Hancy hears the songs of tangihanga and the karanga to Te Rerenga Wairua in this contribution to ‘the bad apple mixtape’.
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The Tiwhas: A Matariki Spectacular — A Response
As part of Basement Theatre’s Matariki offerings, Ayla Brockes headed along to ‘The Tiwhas: A Matariki Spectacular’ and wrote of their experience.
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Whaitara
In this poem for ‘future ANCESTORS’, Tessa Keenan pays homage to Fiona Clark, a Taranaki icon, artist, and exemplary ancestor.
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Hineruru, The All-Knowing One
Saskia Sassen births forth Hineruru, the All-Knowing One, as a visual art entry into the ‘future ANCESTORS’ collection. Accompanied by kupu that build the world around her.
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Te Whāriki Aroha
In this personal and vulnerable essay for ‘future ANCESTORS’, Rangimarie Sophie Jolley reflects on whānau, whakapapa, and takatāpuitanga. Carrying these thoughts with her, she writes to future mokopuna with love in her heart.
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slip / knot
Josiah Morgan explores the responsibility we have not just to our material ancestors and descendants, but also to language itself, and our responsibilities to indulge or eschew our own cultural contexts.
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A Hopeful Ancestor
For ‘future ANCESTORS’ Jessica Hinerangi T.C reflects upon what kind of ancestor she is right now, what kind her mokopuna will see her as, what kind she would like to be and what kind she will inevitably end up becoming.
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i wonder
Chris Girven wrote this poem after having an existential crisis on their bedroom floor.
Tag: te ao māori
In a dream, you saw a way to survive, and you were filled with joy.
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