He kupu na te maia: He kohinga ruri na Maya Angelou

by Maya Angelou

Overview

Through her illustrious career, African American poet and civil rights leader Maya Angelou has gifted, healed and inspired the world with her words. In this pukapuka, the beauty and wairua of her poems are translated into te reo Maori by a cohort of female graduates from Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, the Institute of Excellence in the Maori Language.This collection of ruri/poems will warm the hearts of Maya Angelou' s most ardent admirers and will also introduce new readers to the legendary poet, activist and teacher. Presented with English and Maori on facing pages, as well as poetic biographies of each translator, this book is a taonga that welcomes a literary icon to Aotearoa.Kua haurua rautau te roa o Maya Angelou e whakarakei ana i te ao ki ana kupu me ona whakaaro, i hua mai ai ko te huhua o ana titonga kanorau, pukapuka mai, tuhingaroa mai, whakaari mai, ruri mai. I runga ano i te whariki o tana ao toi, kua tuituia nga kupu whakatuma, ki te kaikiri, ki te tohe, ki te whai ora, ki nga wheako hoki o te wahine me te kirimangu, ma roto i tona reo ahurei.Kua huia nga ruri ki nga wahanga e whitu e hangai ana ki te ao tonu o Maya, e whai panga ana ano hoki ki a ngai Maori: te whanaungatanga, te mate kanehe, te oke o te ia ra, te kirimangu, te whakatorea, te rere o te wa me te whakaao maramatanga.I te pukapuka nei rere ai ko te reo o te kahui wahine o Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo, me ona kanorautanga. Kuia mai, mama mai, rangatahi mai, teina mai, tuakana mai, he wahine kua rongo, kua kite i te ihi o te whai reo, me te wehi o te reokoretanga.Ka titi tonu nga kupu a te maia ki te ngakau o te hunga e aritarita ana ki te reo Maori i tenei huinga ruri ana.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781776711659
Publisher:	Auckland University Press
Publication date:	10/10/2024
Series:	Kotahi Rau Pukapuka
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	236
File size:	979 KB

About the Author

From 2004– 2019, Sir Timoti Karetu, Dr Wharehuia Milroy and Sir Pou Temara selected cohorts of fluent speakers from around the motu to take part in Te Panekiretanga o te Reo – an intensive series of wananga delivered through Te Wananga o Aotearoa, with excellence in language and cultural practices at its heart. In this volume a group of Ika a Whiro wahine – female graduates of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo – rise to the challenge of breathing te reo Maori into a selection of key poems by Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou (1928– 2014) was an iconic American author, poet and civil-rights activist known for her profound literary contributions and influential advocacy. As well as her acclaimed autobiographies, she wrote several volumes of poetry including On the Pulse of the Morning for the inauguration of President Clinton. She held a life-time appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Her enduring legacy continues to inspire generations, reflecting her commitment to social justice, artistic expression and the power of the human spirit.

Hometown:

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Date of Birth:

April 4, 1928

Place of Birth:

St. Louis, Missouri

Education:

High school in Atlanta and San Francisco