Occupation Poet, novelist Period 1979-2004 | Name Apirana Taylor Role Poet | |
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Books Eyes of the Ruru, He Rau Aroha, Ki te ao, He tangi aroha, Red-tipped Dawn, 3 Shades | ||
Apirana taylor te he maori ora
Apirana Taylor (born 15 March 1955) is a New Zealand poet, novelist, performer, story-teller, musician and painter.
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Apirana taylor talking about his musical instruments
Biography
Born in Wellington, Apirana Taylor is of Pākehā and Māori descent with affiliations to Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Ruanui. He was a prominent member of the Māori theatre cooperative Te Ohu Whakaari. Taylor has published three volumes of poetry – Eyes of the Ruru (1979), Soft Leaf Falls of the Moon (1997) and Te Ata Kura; the red-tipped dawn (2004); three short-story collections; a novel, He Tangi Aroha (1993); and two plays. He was a runner-up for the Pegasus Book Award in 1985, for He Rau Aroha: A Hundred Leaves of Love.
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