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Contemporary Pasifika Poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Interview with Selina Tusitala Marsh

Fresno-Calleja, P. and Wilson, J. (2020) Contemporary Pasifika Poetry in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Interview with Selina Tusitala Marsh. Journal of Postcolonial Writing. 56(2), pp. 271-282. 1744-9855.

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Abstract:
In this interview conducted in the English Department at the University of Auckland in July 2019, the poet-scholar Selina Tusitala Marsh touches on many aspects of her pioneering role as the pre-eminent woman poet writing about the Pacific in Aotearoa New Zealand. She discusses the responsibilities associated with being the country’s Poet Laureate (2017–19), as the first Pasifika person to be awarded this office; the symbolic nature of her tokotoko, the Māori ceremonial carved walking-stick granted to Poets Laureate; the Pacific traditions and hybrid heritage that informs her poetry and her teaching of creative writing and Pacific literature at the University of Auckland. The interview also covers her current academic and creative projects focused on Pacific women poets, her work with local communities and school children, her views on the lack of role models for the teaching and writing of Pacific poetry, and her strategies to balance her many public and private roles.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Selina Tusitala Marsh, Pacific literature, Pasifika identities, New Zealand Poet Laureate, representation
Creators:
Fresno-Calleja, P. and Wilson, J.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
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Date:
5 February 2020
Date Type:
Acceptance
Page Range:
pp. 271-282
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Postcolonial Writing
Volume:
56
Number:
2
Number of Pages:
12
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1080/17449855.2020.1728117
ISSN:
1744-9855
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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