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Toku Papa
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When you first told me that you gave me the name of our tupuna so that I would be strong enough to hold our family inside my ribcage, I believed you. Here you are. Here is how I saw you, trapped in your own amber. Now it's time for you to believe me. Toku Papa is a book that serves as a map of survival for Maori growing up outside of their papakaika. These poems look at how we take the knowledge we are given by our ancestors and hide it beneath our tongues for safekeeping. They show us how we live with our tupuna, without ever fully understanding them. This book encompasses a journey spanning generations, teaching us how to keep the home fires burning within ourselves when we have forgotten where our homes are. But have our homes forgotten us? 'This book sings a song of connection and disconnection. It moves between the light and the dark as all living things must, and it stretches back to our ancestors and forward to our descendants, while exploring the difficulties of loving those who we should be closest to. This is a searching and generous collection of toikupu that slow time to a trickle just to reach in and tap directly into the wairua.' -essa may ranapiri 'Ruby is an incredible poet. Her poetry is utterly deft and agile, warm and heartbreaking.' -Tayi Tibble, Toi Maori Aotearoa
About the Author
Ruby Solly (Kai Tahu, Waitaha, Kati Mamoe) is a writer, musician and taonga puoro practitioner living in Poneke. She has been published in journals such as Landfall, Starling and Sport among others. In 2020 she released her debut album, Poneke, which looks at the soundscapes of Wellington's past, present and future through the use of taonga puoro, cello, and environmental sounds. She is currently completing a PhD in public health, focusing on the use of taonga puoro in hauora Maori. Toku Papa is her first book.
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- Imprint: Victoria University Press
- ISBN13: 9781776564125
- Number of Pages: 80
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press
- Release Date: 2021-02-11
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Ruby Solly (Kai Tahu, Waitaha, Kati Mamoe) is a writer, musician and taonga puoro practitioner living in Poneke. She has been published in journals such as Landfall, Starling and Sport among others. In 2020 she released her debut album, Poneke, which looks at the soundscapes of Wellington's past, present and future through the use of taonga puoro, cello, and environmental sounds. She is currently completing a PhD in public health, focusing on the use of taonga puoro in hauora Maori. Toku Papa is her first book.
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