Ariana Tikao
Ariana Tikao is a Kāi Tahu writer, musician and New Zealand Arts Laureate. Her work spans poetry, music and interdisciplinary performance, and has been published widely in Aotearoa. Her book Mokorua: My Story of Moko Kauae was published in 2022 (AUP). Pepeha Portal is her debut poetry collection published by Otago University Press.
"There's breathtaking scope and emotional depth in this collection, so much whakapapa wisdom and finely hued poetry. He taoka toikupu" (Robert Sullivan, New Zealand Poet Laureate).
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