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Contemporary Maori Writing (1970) came second in the 1971 James Wattie Book of the Year Award. The judging panel said it "could well become a standard work in the special field it covered", and praised its editorial work and the material covered. [17] [18] The Natural World of the Maori (1985) received third place in the 1985 competition. [19] [20]
Tayi's collection is framed by an opening poem and a last poem, ancestor poems, like two palms holding the poetry tenderly, lovingly. Hold this book in your reading hands and check out the electricity when you stand in the river, the ocean. Reading Tayi spins you so sweetly, so sharply, along the line, off the line. I love this book so much.
Blank was one of a small group of Māori writers writing in English during the 1950s, and one of New Zealand's first bilingual poets. [9] Her short stories often dealt with aspects of Māori life and culture. [10] She was a member of the Maori Artists and Writers Society. [5] She said of her two languages: [8]
After the Second World War, Māori began to move into urban areas and had more educational opportunities available, which led to the emergence of Māori writing in English. [8] In 1948 the debut novel The Cunninghams by Māori author David Ballantyne was published. He was not promoted at that time as being a Maori author. [48]
Alistair Te Ariki Campbell ONZM (25 June 1925 – 16 August 2009) was a poet, playwright, and novelist. Born in the Cook Islands, Campbell was the son of a Cook Island Māori mother and a Pākehā father, who both died when he was young, leading to him growing up in a New Zealand orphanage.
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The English word Maori is a borrowing from the Māori language, where it is spelled Māori.In New Zealand, the Māori language is often referred to as te reo [tɛ ˈɾɛ.ɔ] ("the language"), short for te reo Māori ("the Māori language").
Robert Sullivan (born 1967) is a Māori poet, academic and editor. His published poetry collections include Jazz Waiata (1990), Star Waka (1999) and Shout Ha! to the Sky (2010).