Poetry
This curated collection of poetry books showcases titles from tagata o le moana storytellers. While not comprehensive and not intended to be an online book marketplace, it provides a glimpse into the diverse range of Pasifika literature available from around the world.
The Pasifika Book Hub offers insights, support, and guidance for new and emerging tagata o le moana publishers, as well as connecting audiences specifically with stories from tagata o le moana storytellers.
Poetry
Kalokalo
by Arieta Tegeilolo Talanoa Tora Rika | Studio Kiin
Tusitala
By Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson | Tagata Atamai
Pasifika Navigators - Pasifika student poetry collection
Mila's Books
The Savage Coloniser Book
By Tusiata Avia | Te Herenga Waka University Press
Tightrope
By Selina Tusitala Marsh | Auckland University Press
A-wake-(e)n d
by Audrey Brown Pereira | Saufo’i Press
The Peregrine Falcon’s Cry
By Kelera Tuvou Ganivatu
Sourcing Siapo
By Penina Ava Taesali | Independent
Goddess Muscle
by Karlo Mila | Huia Publishers
Navigating Chamoru Poetry: Indigeneity, Aesthetics and Decolonization
By Craig Santos Perez | University of Arizona Press
The Light and Dark in Our Stuff
by Mere Taito
Inside Me an Island
by Lehua Taitano | Wordtech Editions
Bloodclot
by Tusiata Avia | Te Herenga Waka University Press
Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick
by Courtney Sina Meredith | Beatnik Publishing
Passages in Between (is)lands
Audrey Brown Pereira | Independent
Bringing back the forgotten
by Daren Kamali
Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter
by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner | Univ of Arizona Press
Ask the Brindled
By No’u Revilla | Milkweed Editions
Memoir of a Wounded Warrior
by Vinzealhar Nen | Hibiscus Three Publishing
Burst Kisses on the Actual Wind
by Courtney Sina Meredith | Beatnik Publishing
Lucky Punch
by Simone Kaho | Anahera Press
Pidgin Eye
By Joseph P Balaz | Independent
Fale Aitu / Spirit House
by Tusiata Avia | Te Herenga Waka University Press
Wild Dogs Under My Skirt
by Tusiata Avia | Te Herenga Waka University Press
Rising Tide: A collection of Poems about Human Rights and Social Justice
Edited by Dr Francis Mangubhai | University of South Pacific
Dream Fish Floating
by Karlo Mila | Huia Publishers
Aina Hanau / Birth Land
by Brandy Nālani McDougall | University of Arizona Press
Heal
by Simone Kaho | Saufo’i Press
Full Broken Bloom
by Grace Iwashita-Taylor
Afakasi Speaks
by Grace Iwashita-Taylor ALA Press
A Well Written Body
by Karlo Mila | Huia Publishers
Big Fat Brown Bitch
by Tusiata Avia | Te Herenga Waka University Press
Tui Pea Luva
By Mele Tonga-Grant | Mila's Books
Black Sugarcane
By Nafanua Purcell Kersel | Te Herenga Waka University Press
Polynation
By Fa'afetai Ta'asē
Katūīvei
By David Eggleton, Vaughan Rapatahana and Mere Taito | Massey University Press