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Poems of Alistair Te Ariki Campbell
70 pages
colour illustrations.
Contents: Introduction -- Alistair Te Ariki Campbell (1925-2009) -- Mihi ia Tongareva (extract) -- Forgiveness -- Cook Islands Rhapsodies: farewell dinner -- Teu -- Omoka -- Bosini's Tomb -- Trade winds -- Tangaroa Nui -- Grandfather Bosini -- Maireriki -- At Nahe -- Bosini -- Brother shark -- Tangaroa -- Kiri-a-tai -- Commentaries -- Contributor notes -- Meitaki poria.
Summary: Nailed to the mast are the colours of Io, the Hidden One. Our goal is Savaiki, so let her be swift, let her prow sing as it slices the skin of the sea. Our Goal is Savaiki is a collection of poems by Cook Islands-Kiwi poet Alistair Te Ariki Campbell. The poems selected celebrate Alistair's connections to Tongareva (Penrhyn) where his mother, Teu, was born. Each poem has been illustrated by Heimata Tinipese (Pese) Kietonga, an emerging Cook Islands artist who is family to Alistair, or Papa Teariki, as her family knows him. (Publisher)