Apirana Taylor

Apirana Taylor (b. 1955) is a New Zealand poet, novelist, performer, story-teller, musician and painter.

Biography

Born in Wellington on March 15, 1956, Apirana Taylor is of Pākehā and Māori descent with affilliations to Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Ruanui. [ "Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English", Oxford University Press, 1997.] 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. He was a runner-up for the Pegasus Book Award in 1985, for "He Rau Aroha: A Hundred Leaves of Love". ["Contemporary Authors Online", Gale, 2008]

Works

* "3 shades", by Apirana Taylor, Lindsay Rabbitt, L.E. Scott; with an introduction by Alan Loney, Wellington: Voice Press, 1981
* "Ki te ao: new stories", Penguin Books, 1990
*"Te ata kura = The red tipped dawn", Canterbury University Press, 2004

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References

*Apirana Taylor (2004). "Te Ata Kura, the red-tipped dawn, a collection of poetry by Apirana Taylor". Canterbury University Press.
* [http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writers/taylorapirana.html New Zealand Book Council profile]
* [http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/features/taonga/taylor.asp New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre profile]