A collection of poems from Indigenous storytellers
Fanua: Voices of Our Islands is a collection of poems that was written for and by the descendants of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. This book is an ode to the earth that connects us, and our shared migrations. It is a living artefact of our collective memory; a root that digs into ancestral ways of knowing, dreaming, and navigating.
This collection features writing from:
Amy Cotter @amy__cotter
Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson @danikionasina
Dorell Ben @dorellben
Elise Sadlier @elise_sadlier
Evelina Lolesi @evelinalolesi
Eve Teki @eve_cookson
Fale Tumanu @fale_tumanu
Fulisia Asalemo Tofete @polyroyaltee
Hira Nathan @themindfulmaori
Isobelle Masters @isobellemasters
Ivy Lyden-Hancy @tekaraipiture
Janet-Liee Pihama @jan.pihama
Lisa Stanley @lisastanleywrites
Logoitumua To’asavili Tuputala @toasavili
Manaaki Murphy @toiandtruth
Moira Lomas @mo_mo_boo
Montana Tiatia-Sefilino @qween_montanna
m. paea @mpaeawrites
Ruby Macomber @rubyrma
Sarah Dell Ioka Enticott @sera_dell
Savannah Patterson @savannahjpatterson
Sophia Matafeo @sophiaxsuka
Taika Davis @taikadavis
Taylor McLaren @taylortutawamclaren
Tui Emma Gillies @tuiemmagillies
Vāvātau Hē Kakala Tu’ihalangingie-Tu’inukuafe @v.hekakala
Zechariah Soakai @zechsoakai
A collection of poems from Indigenous storytellers
Fanua: Voices of Our Islands is a collection of poems that was written for and by the descendants of Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa. This book is an ode to the earth that connects us, and our shared migrations. It is a living artefact of our collective memory; a root that digs into ancestral ways of knowing, dreaming, and navigating.
This collection features writing from:
Amy Cotter @amy__cotter
Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson @danikionasina
Dorell Ben @dorellben
Elise Sadlier @elise_sadlier
Evelina Lolesi @evelinalolesi
Eve Teki @eve_cookson
Fale Tumanu @fale_tumanu
Fulisia Asalemo Tofete @polyroyaltee
Hira Nathan @themindfulmaori
Isobelle Masters @isobellemasters
Ivy Lyden-Hancy @tekaraipiture
Janet-Liee Pihama @jan.pihama
Lisa Stanley @lisastanleywrites
Logoitumua To’asavili Tuputala @toasavili
Manaaki Murphy @toiandtruth
Moira Lomas @mo_mo_boo
Montana Tiatia-Sefilino @qween_montanna
m. paea @mpaeawrites
Ruby Macomber @rubyrma
Sarah Dell Ioka Enticott @sera_dell
Savannah Patterson @savannahjpatterson
Sophia Matafeo @sophiaxsuka
Taika Davis @taikadavis
Taylor McLaren @taylortutawamclaren
Tui Emma Gillies @tuiemmagillies
Vāvātau Hē Kakala Tu’ihalangingie-Tu’inukuafe @v.hekakala
Zechariah Soakai @zechsoakai