Hone TuwhareNga PuhiPoet
(1922 - 2008)
(1922 - 2008)
Hone is often described as having brought an exciting new dimension to New Zealand poetry: his voice communicated a distinctly Maori perspective marked by a lyrical response to the landscape.
28 Jul 2010
Hone Tuwhare moved to Kaka Point in 1992 and lived in a modest seaside crib there until his death in Dunedin, in January 2008, aged 85. The recently established Hone Tuwhare Trust proposes establishing the crib into a creative residency.
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