Apirana Taylor
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Apirana Taylor (b. 1955) is a New Zealand poet, performer, story-teller, musician and painter. Apirana Taylor is of Pākehā and Māori descent with affilliations 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 (1972), 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.
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- Apirana Taylor (2004). Te Ata Kura, the red-tipped dawn, a collection of poetry by Apirana Taylor. Canterbury University Press.
- New Zealand Book Council profile
- New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre profile
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