Hone Tuwhare

Ngā Puhi, Te Uri o Hau

1922 - 2008

Tuwhare was born in Kaikohe and was educated at Avondale Primary School and Beresford Street School, Freeman’s Bay, Auckland. He left school at the age of fifteen and in 1939 began an apprenticeship as a boilermaker with the New Zealand Government Railways at Otahuhu; he completed this in 1944. He was accepted for the Māori Battalion and trained at Trentham in the 16th Māori Battalion. Tuwhare began writing poetry at the age of nineteen and took it up seriously in 1956 at the age of 34. An early influence on Tuwhare’s writing was his father reading aloud ghost stories and the King James Version of the Bible. Two other influential figures were R.A.K. Mason whom Tuwhare met when he joined the Communist Party, and Noel Hilliard who worked with Tuwhare at the Mangakino hydro-electric project on the Waikato River. In 1969 and 1974 Tuwhare was appointed the Robert Burns Fellow at the University of Otago. In 1983 he was the Hocken Library Research Fellow and in 1991 was Auckland University Literary Fellow. In 1985 he lived in Berlin as a recipient of the German Artist Exchange Service Scholarship. He read his work in many parts of the world including China, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Pacific. In 1991 Te Waka Toi of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council presented Tuwhare with a special award for his services to New Zealand literature. He worked on a libretto for an opera with Bruce Crossman and wrote a film script called Eel. In 2002 Piggy-Back Moon was shortlisted in the Montana Book Awards and in 2003 Tuwhare received one the inaugural Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement and was named as one of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Artists. In 2005 a collection of his poems Oooooo…..!!! was published by Steele Roberts and in the same year Charlotte Yates produced Tuwhare a CD of music written by New Zealand musicians using Tuwhare’s poetry.

Biographical sources

  • Phone conversation with Tuwhare on 5 August 1998.
  • Fairbrother, Peter. "Hone Tuwhare." Te Ao Hou 48 (1964): 4-5.
  • Tuwhare, Hone. Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992.
  • Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 81.

    Fiction

  • "Suit Yourself." Mate: New Zealand Writing 17 (July 1969): 12-18. Rpt. in My New Zealand: Senior. With a foreword and questions by Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1973. 90-96.
  • Michael slowly comes to terms with the death of his friend Reuben in a car crash.
  • "Pigeons." Listener 1 Feb. 1975. Rpt. in N.Z. Listener Short Stories. Ed. Bill Manhire. Wellington, N.Z.: Methuen, 1977. 130-131. Rpt. in Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 38-39.
  • The speaker, selling copies of Communist papers, stumbles across an old man sitting in the park surrounded by pigeons.
  • "Taniwha." Listener 14 Jan. 1978: 75-79. Rpt. in Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 40-44. Rpt. in Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. ßLong. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann, 1982. 53-56. Rpt. in New Zealand Now. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1983. 151-157. Rpt. in Listener Short Stories. 3rd ed. Auckland, N.Z.: BCNZ Enterprises, 1984. No further details.
  • A delightful tale told by nine-year-old narrator Tame Gray about growing up in the home of his great-grand-dad, Hawry Cray, and great-great-grandmother, Te Haruru.
  • "Kuaka (A Godwit Fantasy for Ralph Hotere)." New Zealand Now. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1983. 158-160. Rpt. in Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 45-47.
  • A fantasy about a royal visit to Ninety Mile Beach to open the All Pacific Volleyball Competitions and the speaker’s discovery of kuaka [godwits] feeding on the beach.
  • "Don’t Go Past Me With Your Nose In The Air." Listener & TV Times 1 Oct. 1990: 108-109. Rpt. in Wrapper Ed. Michael O’Leary. Dunedin, N.Z.: Earl of Seacliff Art Workshop, 1992. 89-96. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 93-97. Rpt. as "Don’t Go Past Me With Your Nose In The Air, You." JAAM: Just Another Art Movement 21 Mar. 2004: 193-200.
  • A touching story that captures the unexpectedness of death and the mixture of emotions felt by those left behind.

    • Films/Video

  • Eel. Dir. Joanna Paul. 1989
  • Screened on television in 1989.

    • Non-fiction

  • "Some Thoughts Concerning Māori Artists’ And Writers’ Conferences." Review 74. Ed. Trevor Reeves and John Olds. Dunedin, N.Z.: OUSA, 1974. 7-11.
  • "For The Love Of A Word." Koru: The New Zealand Māori Artists and Writers Annual Magazine 1 (1976). n.pag.
  • A short prose piece in which Tuwhare explores what a ‘love of words’ means.
  • "Chris Booth in Trieste." Art New Zealand 63 (Winter 1992): 85-86.
  • Tuwhare reviews the stone installations of Chris Booth exhibited in his Silent Columns exhibition (1991-92) at the Nadia Bassanese Studio d’Arte, in Trieste.

    • Other

  • "Being Born, Living, Dying - All Together." Interview with Selwyn Muru. NZ Listener 27 July 1974: 14-15.
  • An abridged version of an interview arranged by Bruce Morrison, producer of the TV arts programme "Review" which was conducted at the Māori Writers Conference in Wairoa in June 1974. Tuwhare talks about his introduction into poetry and other aspects of his life as a poet with Mana Cracknell, Rowley Habib and Jenny Elworthy.
  • "Being Purely And Soley Alone, A Bloody Solitary And Pure Artist - That’s Crap." New Argot: The Magazine of the New Zealand Students Arts Council 3.2 (May 1975): 2.
  • In this extensive interview Tuwhare discusses his introduction into writing poetry, early poetry readings, the publishing of his poetry and his role as a Māori poet.
  • Arvidson, K.O. "The Emergence of a Polynesian Literature." World Literature Written in English. 14 (Apr. 1975): 91-115. Rpt. in Mana Review 1 (Jan. 1976): 28-48.
  • "Conversation: Taura Eruera speaks with Hone Tuwhare." Koru: The New Zealand Māori Artists and Writers Annual Magazine 1 (1976). n.pag.
  • In this interview Tuwhare discusses how he began to write poetry after resigning from the Communist Party in 1956 and describes some of his early public readings and the various influences on his poetry ranging from his father who had a great love of biblical language to Thomas Wolfe, Garcia Lorca and R. A. K. Mason.

    • Performing Arts

  • Earth Revisited. 1977.
  • A three act play written in 1977 about Jesus returning as a Tongan (McLeod, Marion. "No Ordinary Bloke. " Listener & TV Times 1 Oct. 1990: 4-5).
  • In the Wilderness Without A Hat (On Ilkla Moor B’aht ‘at.) He Reo Hou. Ed. Simon Garrett. Wellington, N.Z.: Playmarket. 1991. 54-123. Rpt. in Australasian Drama Studies. 18 (Apr. 1991): 95-143. Excerpt rpt in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 98-104.
  • A three-act play concerning whanau interactions and tangi issues set amidst a Northland meeting house over two consecutive weekends. This play was commissioned by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council in 1976 and was premiered in Auckland in 1985. It was also performed in Whangarei and Wellington. In 1989 Rangimoana Taylor produced the play in Wellington and changes were made to the text of Act Three. Further changes were made for Jim Moriarty’s production of the play in Dunedin, N.Z. in 1990.

    • Poetry

  • "Thine Own Hands Have Fashioned." New Zealand Poetry Yearbook 7 Ed. Louis Johnson. Christchurch, N.Z.: Pegasus, 1957-8. 73-74. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 31-32. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. 35-36. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 34-35. Rpt. in My Heart Goes Swimming: New Zealand Love Poems. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt and Gregory O’Brien. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1996. 50-51.
  • This poem has evocations of the Biblical antiphonal love poem found in Song of Solomon and alludes to the relationship between Samson and Delilah. This was the first poem Tuwhare submitted to Te Ao Hou for publication but it was forbidden to be included in the publication because of Tuwhare’s connections with the Communist Party. Some years later it was eventually printed in the New Zealand Poetry Yearbook.
  • "Not by Wind Ravaged." Northland (Mar. 1958): 16. Rpt. in New Zealand Monthly Review 1.5 (Sept. 1960): 4. Rpt. in Historical Review: Journal of the Whakatane and District Historical Society Inc. 10.3 (Sept. 1962): 94. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 20. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. 23. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 21. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 102. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 25.
  • A poem highlighting the devastation of colonisation on the Māori people. The Historical Review states that this poem was read at the Auckland, N.Z. Arts Festival by Prof. S. Musgrove on 28 May 1958 and at the Whangarei Festival Competitions by Mr S. Andrews on 24 August, 1959.
  • "Lament." Landfall: A New Zealand Quarterly 12.1 (Mar. 1958): 45-46. Rpt in New Zealand Poetry Yearbook 8. Ed. Louis Johnson. Christchurch, N.Z.: Pegasus, 1958-59. 76-77. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 13. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed 1977. 16-17. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 200-201. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 15-16. Rpt. as "Lament II." in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 91-92. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Nga Kupu T˚tohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 502-503. Rpt. as "Lament (1)" in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 20-21.
  • In this lament, set in the era of the land wars of last century, the speaker mourns the passing of a ‘companion of laughter and light’ and is saddened that his friend has gone ‘without leaving a sign / or a whispered message’. The notes following this poem state that it ‘was suggested by a tangi in Sir George Grey’s Nga Moteatea.’
  • "No Ordinary Sun." Northland (May 1958): 16. Rpt in ‘Verse by Modern Māori Poets.’ in Te Ao Hou 28 (1959): 17. Rpt. in New Zealand Monthly Review 12 (1961): 4. Rpt. in Motive 4.12 (Winter 1962): 9. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 23. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. 26. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 180-181. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in New Zealand Poetry in the Sixties: A Bulletin for Schools. Vincent O’Sullivan. Wellington, N.Z.: School Publications Branch, Dept. of Education, 1973. 12-13. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 33. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 22. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse. Ed. Ian Wedde and Harvey McQueen. Introductions and notes by Ian Wedde and Margaret Orbell, consultant to the editors. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1985. 277-278. Rpt. in White Feathers: An Anthology of New Zealand and Pacific Island Poetry on the Theme of Peace. Ed. Terry Locke, Peter Low and John Winslade. Christchurch, N.Z.: Hazard, 1991. 39. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 103. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 112. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 28. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 234-235.
  • A graphic dissertation on the pervasive effects of pollution on the natural world caused by the atomic bomb.
  • "Sea-call." Northland (Nov. 1958): 8. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 33. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. 37. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 37. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 26. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 166. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 33.
  • The speaker describes the deep pull to the coastline and the therapeutic qualities of the sea.
  • "Nocturne." Northland (Nov. 1958): 22. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 11. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 65. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 17.
  • A poem expressing the desolation of the after-effects of atomic war.
  • "That Morning Early." New Zealand Listener 12 Dec. 1958: 5. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 8. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. 10. Rpt. in Contemporary Māori Poetry. Ed. and introd. Margaret Orbell. Wellington, N.Z.: Reed, 1970. 53. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 28. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 10. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 28. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 14.
  • The speaker remembers a time of waking up in pain and being tended by his Nanny with her traditional medicines and words of exhortation.
  • "Time and the Child." New Zealand Listener 10 Apr. 1959: 26. Rpt. in ‘Verse by Modern Māori Poets.’ In Te Ao Hou 28 (1959): 17. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 7. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 27. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 9. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 100. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 16. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 13.
  • The poet contrasts the differing perspectives of time of an old man walking unmistakenly to death and a young child carefree with a long life ahead.
  • "A Disciple Dreams." Northland Magazine Aug. 1959. No further details. Rpt in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 22. Rpt.1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. 25. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 49. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 27.
  • This poem emulates the New Testament story of Jesus feeding the five thousand with five loaves and two fishes. But a storm suddenly erupts in this miraculous benign scene and Jesus appears powerless to stop it, at which point the speaker awakens from a dream.
  • "Spring Song." New Zealand Listener 16 Oct. 1959: 17. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 29. Rpt.1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt.1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. 33. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 24.
  • The speaker reflects on a somewhat gloomyand uneventful September and spring.
  • "The Old Place." New Zealand Listener 20 Nov. 1959: 8. An earlier version rpt. in Preface of Māori Girl. Noel Hilliard. London: Heinemann, 1960. [7-8]. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 18. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. 21. Rpt in Te Ao Hou 48 (1964): 5. Rpt in Contemporary Māori Poetry. Ed. and introd. Margaret Orbell. Wellington, N.Z.: Reed, 1970. 51-52. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 202-203. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 31. Rpt. in The Seventies Connection. Ed. David Hill and Elizabeth Smither. Dunedin, N.Z.: McIndoe, 1980. 37-38. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 19. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 101-102. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 67. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 23. Rpt. in Letter from Heaven. Ed. Owen Marshall. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1995. 4. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 235.
  • The subject of this poem is a deserted old house, abandoned to the ravages of gorse, wind and moss.
  • "The City." Northland Magazine (Dec. 1959). No further details. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 17. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977.
  • The speaker portrays the glaring, jarring world of the city and a brief moment of ecstacy by the harbour’s edge.
  • "Song." In ‘Verse by Modern Māori Poets.’ Te Ao Hou 28 (1959): 17. Rpt. in Northland (Oct. 1959): 19. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 10. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 29. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 12. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 172. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 16.
  • The speaker ponders on why the ‘gay wind’ should ‘sing grey lamentations / To a shallow sky’.
  • "The Girl in the Park." Mate: A Literary Periodical 4 (Feb. 1960): 16. Rpt. in New Zealand Poetry Yearbook 9 Ed. Louis Johnson. Christchurch, N.Z.: Pegasus, 1960. 91. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 28. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1st ed. 1970. 203-204. 2nd ed. 1976. 219-220. 3rd ed. 1987. 176-177. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 36. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 23-24. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 103-104. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin,1987. 125-126. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 31. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 236-237.
  • The poet captures a moment of wonder experienced by a girl in a park as she gazes at the moon and is transfixed.
  • "The Sea, To The Mountains, To The River." New Zealand Listener 19 Feb. 1960. 8. Rpt. in WAG: Official Organ Of The NZ Workers’ Union (Sept. 1960). No further details. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 12. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 13-14. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 168-169. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 18.
  • The poet contrasts the majestic world of the mountains, the sea and rivers with human abuse of the natural world.
  • "O Africa." Mate: A Literary Periodical 5 (June 1960): 1. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 25. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 24. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 15. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 123.
  • A censure against violence and a call for humanitarianism.
  • "Moon Daughter." Mate: A Literary Periodical 5 (June 1960): 36-37. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 27. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 11. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 30.
  • A poem on the advance of emerging sexuality.
  • "Burial." Mate: A Literary Periodical 5 (June 1960): 37. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 15. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 201-202. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 30. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 17. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 100-101. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 90. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 19.
  • The speaker reflects on the processes of decomposition.
  • "Friend." Northland July 1960: 5. Rpt. in Northland Jan. 1961. No further details. Rpt. in New Zealand Monthly Review 2.19 (Dec. 1961): 4. Rpt in Te Ao Hou 48 (1964): 4. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 19. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 32. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 20. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse. Ed. Ian Wedde and Harvey McQueen. Introd. and notes by Ian Wedde and Margaret Orbell, consultant to the editors. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1985. Rpt. 1986, 1987. 276-277. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 27. Rpt. in White Feathers: An Anthology of New Zealand and Pacific Island Poetry on the Theme of Peace. Ed. Terry Locke, Peter Low and John Winslade. Christchurch, N.Z.: Hazard, 1991. 122. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 24. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 235-236.
  • The speaker mourns the loss of a tree from his childhood which gave birth to ‘jewelled fantasies’ and ‘youthful dreams’. This poem was awarded conjointly the Northland Magazine’s ‘best contribution for the year’ in 1960 and was broadcast on 1YZ Rotorua by Alf Sanff on 3 September 1961 on the occasion of the Regional Māori Leadership Conference .
  • "Importune the East Wind." New Zealand Listener 28 Oct. 1960. 5. Rpt. in WAG (Mar. 1961). No further details. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 30. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 25. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 129. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 32.
  • The speaker entreats the East Wind to blow gently in the ‘wild orchard’ where his loved one is.
  • "Never Look Back." New Zealand Listener 30 Mar. 1961: 4. Rpt. in New Zealand Poetry Year Book 10 Ed. Louis Johnson. Christchurch, N.Z.: Pegasus, 1961-2. 86. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 26. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 59. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 29.
  • The speaker recalls a time in the past when hunger and poverty prevailed.
  • "Tangi." New Zealand Listener 14 Apr. 1961: 15. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 16. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 18. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Selected by MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press, 1983. 101. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin Books,1987. 66. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit Press, 1993. 22. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Edited by Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press, 1997. 237.
  • A reflection on the death of a loved one.
  • "Monologue." New Zealand Listener 25 August, 1961. 5. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 24. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 34-35. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse. Ed. Ian Wedde and Harvey McQueen. Introd. and notes by Ian Wedde and Margaret Orbell, consultant to the editors. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1985. Rpt. 1986, 1987. 278-279. Rpt. as "Front Words: Monologue." in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 6-7. Rpt. in 100 New Zealand Poems. Ed. Bill Manhire. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. n.pag. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 233-234.
  • The speaker muses on the transitory nature of his job.
  • "Roads, Roads." New Zealand Listener 23 Mar.1962: 7. Rpt. as "Roads" in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 9. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 11. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 68. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 15.
  • The speaker reflects on the paths he has walked during the course of his life-time.
  • "Mauri." Motive 4.14 (Spring 1962): 8. Rpt. in Journal of the Tauranga Historical Society 18 (Dec 1963): 30-31. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 21. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 23. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 26. Rpt. in Spirit in a Strange Land: A Selection of New Zealand Spiritual Verse. Ed. Paul Morris, Harry Ricketts and Mike Grimshaw. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 2002. 16.
  • A story of the life principle embodied in a stone talisman.
  • "Where Shall I Wander?" New Zealand Listener 30 Aug. 1963. 12. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 35. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 58. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 37.
  • The speaker focuses on the unhappy and involuntary separations of life, and muses on the bleak world of railway station waiting rooms.
  • "Old Man Chanting in the Dark." New Zealand Listener 20 Sept. 1963: 28. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 36. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Contemporary Māori Poetry. Ed. and introd. Margaret Orbell. Wellington, N.Z.: Reed, 1970. 54. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 38-39. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 27. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 104-105. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 50. Rpt. in Te Iwi o Aotearoa 6 (2 Mar. 1988): 23. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 38.
  • An old man laments the loss of the Māori warriors of the past.
  • "Prelude?" New Zealand Listener 17 Jan. 1964: 7. Rpt. in No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 34. Rpt. 1965. 2nd ed. 1966. Rpt. 1969, 1970, 1973. 3rd ed. 1977. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 38. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 99. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 36.
  • The poet contrasts the seeming indifference of a departed loved one journeying into immortality with the shattered hearts of the mourners.
  • "Muscle and Bone of Song." No Ordinary Sun: Poems. Auckland, N.Z., Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. 41. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 204-205. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in New Zealand Love Poems. Ed. James Bertram. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1977. 36-37. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 28. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 139. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 39.
  • A celebration of the female form.
  • No Ordinary Sun. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1964. Rpt. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1969. Rpt. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1977.
  • A collection of twenty-eight poems with a Foreword by R.A.K.Mason. This collection has been printed in three editions. In the 1977 third edition Tuwhare adds seven poems and states that a number of poems ‘incorporate minor changes’ to the earlier editions. Tuwhare deals with issues of nuclear war, the decline of Māoridom and the passing of the former traditional ways. The poet also writes of his response to the natural world, the landscape, sea and sky and describes the complexities and joys of love and relationships.
  • "To A Māori Figure Cast In Bronze Outside The General Post Office, Auckland." Mate: New Zealand Writing 17 (July 1969): 38. Rpt. in Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 24. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 105-106. Rpt. as "To A Māori Figure Cast In Bronze Outside The Chief Post Office, Auckland." in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere, Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 154. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 75. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 239-240.
  • A humorous lament from the bronze cast Māori figure placed outside the Auckland General Post Office.
  • "Haiku." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 5. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 39. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 31. Rpt. in Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. Long. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann, 1982. 52. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 173. Rpt. as "Haiku (1)" In Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 45. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 237.
  • A short poem in which the poet urges a full of expression of life and not a ‘snivelling / creek-bed’ of emotion.
  • "Rain." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 6. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 205. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in New Zealand Poetry in the Sixties: A Bulletin for Schools. Vincent O’Sullivan. Wellington, N.Z.: School Publications Branch, Dept. of Education, 1973. 45. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 40. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980.33. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 167. Rpt. in The Sleepy Giant & Other Poems. School Journal 3.3 (1989): 61. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 46. Rpt. in Letter from Heaven. Ed. Owen Marshall. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1995. 5. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 238.
  • The speaker reflects on the tangible impact of rain on his senses.
  • "Ru-au-moko." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 7.
  • A poem about placating Ruaumoko the god of eathquakes.
  • "Flood." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 8. Rpt. in School Journal 3.2 (1979): 55. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 165. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 47.
  • The speaker muses on the impact of a flood.
  • "Drunk." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 9. Rpt. in Poet: an International Monthly Pacific Number (Mar. 1972): 53. Rpt. in Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. Long. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann, 1982. 48. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 105. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 64. Rpt. in White Feathers: An Anthology of New Zealand and Pacific Island Poetry on the Theme of Peace. Ed. Terry Locke, Peter Low and John Winslade. Christchurch, N.Z.: Hazard, 1991. 95. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 48.
  • A portrayal of the alienated world of a drunkard.
  • "Song to a Swinging Contemplative." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 10. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 34-35. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 49.
  • The poet writes of a short interlude with a religious friend.
  • "The Sport." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 11. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 84. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 50.
  • The poet writes of the death of a racing man.
  • "Tangi-hanga." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 12-13. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 82-83. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Ngā Kupu Totohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 501-502. Rpt. in He Reo Hou: 5 Plays By Māori Playwrights. Ed. Simon Garrett. Wellington, N.Z.: Playmarket, 1991. 54. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 52-53.
  • In strong, colourful language the speaker berates the relatives of Matiu concerning the burial place of Matiu’s mother.
  • "Comedy of Errors." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 14-15. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 41-42. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 148-149.
  • A humorous interaction between the speaker and a bird.
  • "Twilight Rag." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 16.
  • This poem records the life-span of a romantic fling.
  • "Deliver Us..." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 18. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 42. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere, Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 153. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 54.
  • The poet writes of an exclusive ‘in’ crowd whose language and modus operandi are both secretive and complicated, while former members find other ways of solving life’s concerns.
  • "Thank You." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 19. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 43. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 31-32.
  • The poet expresses appreciation to the owner of a house he is using and records his responses to the house.
  • "Who Tests Today?" Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 20. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 55. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 238-239.
  • A poem highlighting the after-effects of nuclear explosion.
  • "Child Coming Home In The Rain From The Store." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 21. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 45. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 35. Rpt. in Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. Long. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann, 1982. 49-50. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 17. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 56.
  • A poem about the meandering steps of a young child walking home.
  • "Prodigal City." Come Rain Hail. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. 22. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 44. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere, Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 61. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 57.
  • The poet likens his walk though the city to a visit with an old female friend.
  • "The River Is An Island." An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 181-182. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in A Cage Of Words. Ed. Harvey McQueen. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1980. 114. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 43. Rpt. in Māori Artists of the South Pacific. Katerina Mataira. Photography by Kees Sprengers. Raglan, N.Z.: Nga Puna Waihanga/New Zealand Māori Artists & Writers Soc, 1984. 82. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape in Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 181-182. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 171. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 148. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 243.
  • The poet celebrates the great diversity and changing shape of a river.
  • "See What A Little Moonlight Can Do To You?" An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 179. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape in Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 179. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 127. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 167. Rpt. in My Heart Goes Swimming: New Zealand Love Poems. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt and Gregory O’Brien. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1996. 85.
  • The speaker reflects on the influence of the moon on human relations and especially in his response to a loved one.
  • Come Rain Hail. Dunedin, N.Z.: Bibliography Room, U of Otago, 1970. Rpt. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1973. Rpt. Dunedin, N.Z.: Square One, 1989.
  • A collection of sixteen poems in which the poet reflects on relationships, portraits, and a celebration of the natural elements.
  • "Wind Song and Rain." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 1. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 36. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 170. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 61.
  • Using the imagery of wind blowing across water, the poet likens a poem to ‘a ripple of words / on water wind-huffed’.
  • "Study in Black and White." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 2-3. Rpt. in The Seventies Connection. Ed. David Hill and Elizabeth Smither. Dunedin, N.Z.: McIndoe, 1980. 94-95. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illu. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 3-4. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Ngā Kupu T˚tohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 499. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 62.
  • A fantasy about a large penguin.
  • "In October, Mary Quite Contrary Will be Seven Months Gone." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 4. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 47. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 37. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere.Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 9. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 63.
  • The poet contrasts the seeming lightheartedness of the heavily pregnant Mary with the encroaching pain of childbirth.
  • "Litany." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 7. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 105. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 64. Rpt. in Spirit in a Strange Land: A Selection of New Zealand Spiritual Verse. Ed. Paul Morris, Harry Ricketts and Mike Grimshaw. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 2002. 65.
  • The speaker reflects on God, the creation of man and woman and his own unbelief.
  • "Village in Savaii." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 8-9. Rpt. as "Village in Savaii: Western Samoa." In Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 36-37. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 66-67.
  • A portrayal of the village people in Savaii.
  • "Sap-wood and Milk." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 10. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 135. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 65.
  • A lyrical evocation of nature and the recognition of a lover.
  • "New Zealand Rugby Union." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 13. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 114. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D.S.Long. Vol.1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 81. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 68.
  • In this poem of three lines Tuwhare points to the mindless devotion to rugby which supersedes all moral responsibility.
  • "Country Visit." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 14-15. Rpt. in A Cage of Words. Ed. Harvey McQueen. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1980. 118-119. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 52-53. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 70-71.
  • The poet writes of the simple pleasures of returning to his whanau in the countryside.
  • "Martin Luther King." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 16-17. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 81. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 69.
  • In this poem addressed to Martin Luther King, Tuwhare writes of the huge impact of King’s assassination.
  • "Pension Day Blues." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 18-19. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 62-63. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 72-73.
  • Reflections on the passing of a day of meaningless drinking and socialising.
  • "Bus Journey, South." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 20. Rpt. in Ten Modern New Zealand Poets. Ed. Harvey McQueen and Lois Cox. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1974. 46. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 51. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 74.
  • The speaker reflects on the roadside views from his south-bound bus.
  • "To A Girl Poet." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 23.
  • The poet urges a female poet to follow her own creative processes.
  • "Weekend In A South Island City." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 25. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 48. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 157.
  • The poet recalls a fall of snow in a South Island city.
  • "Limerick." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 26. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 120. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 76.
  • A poem about the impact of war and the inconsistencies of violence.
  • "Sandra." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 29-31. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 38-40. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 21-22. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 78-79.
  • In this birthday poem for thirteen-year-old Sandra the poet recalls his own experiences as a fourteen-year-old.
  • "Hai-Kuku." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 32. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 40. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin,1987. 150. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 77.
  • A short discourse on non-involvement.
  • "Speak To Me, Brother." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 35.
  • In this angry, berating poem, the speaker disclaims military solutions and submission to the United States as the answer to the world’s problems and urges his brother to salute his tribal mountain instead .
  • "Love Pome." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 38. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 128. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 80.
  • A poem about the unselfconscious qualities of a female friend.
  • "Yes." Sap-wood & Milk. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972]. 39. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 41. Rpt. in Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 235-236.
  • A celebration of love-making and the attractions of a lover.
  • Sap-wood & Milk. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, [1972].
  • A collection of twenty poems in which Tuwhare explores issues of race politics, portraits of friends, and anti-war sentiments.
  • "Woman Reports Nude Seen On Māori Land." Cave 3 (Feb. 1973): 23. Rpt. in Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 34.
  • The speaker muses on the unexpected arrival of a naked European on Māori land nearby.
  • "Bequest." Cave 3 (Feb. 1973): 23.
  • The speaker reflects on the nature of his dreams.
  • "Phenomena." Cave 3 (Feb. 1973): 24.
  • A poem about the recognition of human mortality.
  • "Death at Sea." Cave 3 (Feb. 1973): 25. Rpt. as "A Death At Sea." in Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman Press, 1974. 12. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 13. Rpt. in The Caxton Press Anthology: New Zealand Poetry 1972-1986. Ed. Mark Williams. Christchurch, N.Z.: Caxton, 1987. 62. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 92. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 240-241.
  • A poem about the effects of the sea and the elements on the body of a drowned man.
  • "To Ian." Cave 4 (Nov. 1973): 43. Rpt. as "Ian Fraser." In Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 39. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 159. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 107.
  • A short humorous poem on the loss of sight.
  • "God." Cave 4 (Nov. 1973): 43. Rpt. in a modified version as "God Star, Or Dog Star?" Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 34.
  • The poet muses on the nature of the ‘Pakeha Almighty’.
  • "Hay Fever." Cave 4 (Nov. 1973): 44. Rpt. in Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 40. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 110.
  • A brief explanation of shaking barley.
  • "One Way Trippers." NZ Listener 23 July 1973: 14. Rpt. in Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 1. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 95. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 83.
  • A poem about the levelling nature of death.
  • "Field Operations." ibid. Rpt. in a modified form in Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 20. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 19. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 122. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 98.
  • A poem about militarism and anti-war sentiments.
  • "Walker." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 2. Rpt. in Year of the Dog. Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 12. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 75. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 84.
  • A poem about childhood recollections of identity.
  • "Threadbare Quote." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 3. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 155. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 85.
  • A poem about the distance between desire and reality.
  • "A Tail For Maui’s Wife." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 4. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 133. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 86.
  • This poem, composed of the three voices of Hine, Tuna and Maui, is based on the story of Hine-a-te-Repo, the swamp maid. Tuwhare writes in his background notes that Hine-a-te-Repo ‘complained one day, to her husband Maui, that Tuna (the eel) had touched her "most improperly". Whereupon Maui caught eel [Tuna] and killed him.’
  • "An Idea by Cath Houia." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 5.
  • A meditation on the artificiality of people caught in consumerism.
  • "Haiku." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 7. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 20. Rpt. as "Haiku (2)." in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 88.
  • A poem about the interrelationship of a bird, a leaf and a tree.
  • "Desdemona." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 8. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 134. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 89.
  • A short poem with evocations of Othello.
  • "Ron Mason." Something Nothing: Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 9-10. Rpt. in Poetry New Zealand 3. Ed. Frank McKay. Christchurch, N.Z.: Pegasus, 1976. 103-104. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 42-43. Rpt. in Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. Long. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann, 1982. 46-47. Rpt. in The Oxford Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Fleur Adcock. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1982. 30-31. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse. Ed. Ian Wedde and Harvey McQueen. Introd. and notes by Ian Wedde and Margaret Orbell, consultant to the editors. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1985. 282-283. Rpt. 1986, 1987. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 93-94. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 90-91.
  • A tribute to New Zealand poet R.A.K. Mason, who died in 1971.
  • "Covetous." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 13.
  • The poet writes of a woman of captivating beauty.
  • "Thanks for the Apple, Lord." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 15. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 32. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 130. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 94.
  • The closely-cropped hair of a female friend reminds the speaker of their former closeness when her hair was longer.
  • "Heemi." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 16-17. Rpt. in Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. Long. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann, 1982. 50-51. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 10-11. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin,1987. 96-97. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 96-97. Rpt. in Letter from Heaven. Ed. Owen Marshall. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1995. 2-3. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 241-242.
  • In this poem addressed to Heemi, James K. Baxter, the poet describes his journey to Jerusalem for Baxter’ funeral.
  • "Beachcomber Interviewed." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 18. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 152. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 95.
  • The speaker tells of his love and respect for the sea.
  • "Night-watch: Criss-cross." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 21. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 18. Rpt. in Māori Artists of the South Pacific. Katerina Mataira. Photography by Kees Sprengers. Raglan, N.Z.: Nga Puna Waihanga/New Zealand Māori Artists & Writers Soc., 1984. 83.
  • In the darkness of the night-watch, the speaker ponders on his enemy.
  • "Moko." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 22. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 45.
  • Tuwhare addresses Pare, one of the subjects in Michael King’s book Moko, whom Tuwhare knew in his childhood.
  • "Cambodia: S.E. Asia." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 23.
  • A graphic poem about the brutality of war and instruments of destruction.
  • "Kwantung Guest House: Canton." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 26-27. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 41-42. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 83. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 100-101.
  • Impressions of a train trip from Hong Kong to Canton, and aspects of the Canton cityscape and communist philosophy which lingered in the poet’s mind when he visited China in 1973 as a member of a Polynesian Delegation.
  • "Wry Song." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 28. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 46. Rpt. in Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 236-237.
  • The poet hopes that his art will survive the vicissitudes of his life.
  • "A Fall of Rain at Mitimiti: Hokianga." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 29. Rpt. in Pacific Voices: An Anthology of Writing By and About Pacific People. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Albany, N.Z.: Stockton House, 1977. 73. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 47. Rpt. in The Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Writing Since 1945. Ed. MacDonald P. Jackson and Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1983. 106-107. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape In Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 25. Rpt. in An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1970. 182. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 40. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Ngā Kupu T˚tohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin,1989. 500. Rpt. in Pacific Voices: An Anthology of Māori and Pacific Writing. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Macmillan, 1989: 7. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 102. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 240.
  • The speaker tells of the interaction of the natural elements at the tangi of a woman at Mitimiti.
  • "Something Nothing." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 30. Rpt in Islands 5.1 (1976): 105. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 48.
  • The poet writes of his lack of success in writing a sonnet.
  • "Soochow." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 31. Rpt. as "Soochow 1973." In Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 44. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 103.
  • The poet writes his impressions of the Chinese town of Soochow and communism. Tuwhare visited Soochow in 1973 as a member of a Polynesian delegation.
  • "White Opossum." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 32-33. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 45-46. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 104-105.
  • Tuwhare decries the quarrying of a sacred rock by the B.C.P. Mining Company at Panguna, Bougainville for the sole purpose of providing metal for an access road.
  • "Final Memo." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 35. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 20. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 100. Rpt. in The Caxton Press Anthology: New Zealand Poetry 1972-86. Ed. Mark Williams. Christchurch, N.Z.: Caxton, 1987. 60. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 106.
  • The poet writes an imaginary farewell in caustic language.
  • "A Kōrero On The Beach With Phyllis." Something Nothing. Hone Tuwhare. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974. 37-38. Rpt. in A Cage Of Words. Ed. Harvey McQueen. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1980. 115-116. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 49-50. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 7-8. Rpt. in Landfall 170 (1989). Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 84-85. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 108-109.
  • The poet writes of searching the beach for cockles and elusive oysters with Phyllis .
  • "Sun-O." NZ Listener 27 July 1974: 14. Rpt. in Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 12. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 6. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 85. Rpt. as "Sun-O (1)." In Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 115.
  • A short reflection on the impact of the sun on the farmyard community.
  • Something Nothing. Graphics by Robin White. Dunedin, N.Z.: Caveman, 1974.
  • A collection of thirty-one poems with background notes and a glossary, in which Tuwhare discusses death, materialism, obituaries, the meaningless destructiveness of war, colonialism, trips to China, and love affairs.
  • "To Sophie." Koru: The New Zealand Māori Artists and Writers Annual Magazine 1 (1976). n.pag.
  • The speaker tells of the kinship and unity experienced while walking with Sophie and the other marchers on the hikoi.
  • "Ahipara (Na Mereana Hoki te Puna Wai)" Review 76. Ed. Helen Sawyer. Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago University Students’ Association, 1976. 25. Rpt. in Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw Press,1978. 10. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape In Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 18. Rpt. in Otago University Students Association Literary Review 1888-1988. Ed. David Merritt. Dunedin, N.Z.: O.U.S.A, 1988. 111.
  • As the speaker spends time by the ocean during a tangi, he addresses Karirikura the ‘beloved ocean’ and acknowledges her many undulating moods, expressions and responses.
  • "New Jerusalem Sonnets." Spleen 1 [1976?]: n.pag.
  • A collection of six sonnets each composed of seven two-line stanzas, in which the poet addresses John (J.K.Baxter) and recalls their time together at Jerusalem.
  • "Wai-o-Rore." No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. 3rd ed. Auckland, N.Z.: Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1977. 42. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape In Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 28. Rpt. as "Wai-o-Rore (Te Kaha) in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 33. Rpt. in "Te Moana." Nga Puna Waihanga Annual Hui: Te Rua Tekau Tau 1973-1993. Comp. Averil Herbert. [Rotorua?], N.Z.: Nga Puna Waihanga, 1993. 14. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 40.
  • The poet describes a place which has been subject to the ravages of time and nature.
  • "Rain-talk and Fever." No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. 3rd ed. Auckland, N.Z., Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1977. 43. Rpt. in Review 76. Ed. Helen Sawyer. Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago University Students Association, 1976. 26. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 29. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 18. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 41.
  • The speaker tells of rainfall that coincides with the fever of a friend.
  • "Sun-rise." No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. 3rd ed. Auckland, N.Z., Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1977. 44. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 28.
  • The poet revels in the early morning and likens his enthusiasm for the emerging sun and brightening sky to that of a ‘cold-nosing / snuffling, wet-nosing’ dog searching out rabbits.
  • "Cross-eyed." No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. 3rd ed. Auckland, N.Z., Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1977 45. Rpt. in Year of the Dog. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 25. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 47. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 136.
  • This poem, dedicated to Ron Mason, reflects the sentiments expressed in Mason’s poem "Ecce Homunculus’ concerning the crucifixion of Christ and Christ’s momentary sense of desertion by his heavenly Father.
  • "Letter/Poem to Josephine Cooper." No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. 3rd ed. Auckland, N.Z., Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1977. 46.
  • In this poem Tuwhare likens the interplay of sun, wind and rain on the natural world to that of a flirtatious, demonstrative lover.
  • "A Burnt Offering to Your Greenstone Eyes, Tangaroa." No Ordinary Sun. Hone Tuwhare. 3rd ed. Auckland, N.Z., Blackwood and Janet Paul, 1977. 47. Rpt. in Mate 26 (July 1976): 52. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 30. Rpt. in The Oxford Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Fleur Adcock. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1982. 31-32. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 101. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 42.
  • The speaker reflects on his death.
  • "Street March And Demonstration, Dunedin, 14 October 1977." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 36. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 115. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 129.
  • A poem about a protest in Dunedin’s Octagon.
  • "Reign Rain." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 11. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 51. Rpt. in Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. Long. Auckland, N.Z., Heinemann, 1982. 46. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 42. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 164. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 114.
  • A simple statement on the powerful and incomparable effect of rain on the landscape.
  • "Children’s Tale." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 9. Rpt. in A Cage Of Words. Ed. Harvey McQueen. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1980. 116. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 19. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 113.
  • The poet writes of Ruaumoko - the ‘boss of all the taniwha’.
  • "Maui Makes It With The Death Goddess." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 13. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 140. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 116.
  • A short poem of two verses recalling Maui’s unsuccessful bid for immortality by trying to climb through the sleeping body of Hine-nui-te-po.
  • "Lament." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 14-15. Rpt. as "Lament (2)." in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 89. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 165.
  • Tuwhare writes that this lament mourning the destruction at Taramoe has been written to ‘provoke interest’ in Tamati Hone’s "Waiata tangi" which commemorates those of his tribe ‘killed in the attack on Sentry Hill Redoubt, Taranaki.’ Tuwhare adds that his poem is not a ‘literal translation as such, but a salute to a fine poet, and the Taranaki people in their struggles.’ [Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit Press, 1993. 164]
  • "A Know-All Nose." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 16. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 158. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 117.
  • A humorous poem on the olfactory experience.
  • "Song to a Herdsman’s Son." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 17. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 16. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 10. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 118.
  • In this poem written after Tuwhare’s visit to Inner Mongolia in 1973, the speaker urges his horse to race the sun around the earth and ‘embrace the world’s / People’.
  • "Black Rock, Melbourne." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 18. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 12. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 119.
  • A poem of reassurance for a friend called Justine.
  • "Ani Rose." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 19. Rpt. as "To: Ani Rose, Schoolteacher." in Koru: The New Zealand Māori Artists and Writers Annual Magazine. 2 (1978): 3. Rpt. as "Ani Rose." in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 86. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 120.
  • The speaker mourns the unexpected death of the young poet Ani Rose.
  • "Social Notes on Wellington." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 20.
  • A tribute to the city of Wellington.
  • "Poet On A Night Train." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 21. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 60. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 121.
  • The collective thoughts of the poet on a train.
  • "Chest Inflation." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 22.
  • Dazzled by the praise of a friend, the speaker recalls a time when he was overwhelmed and rendered powerless by the sudden appearance of a rainbow at night.
  • "Making a Fist of it." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 25-26. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 52-53. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 13-14. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 124-125.
  • The poet contrasts the innocent trusting world of a baby with the harsh reality and brutal repression of protesting workers at a diamond mine.
  • "The New Zealand Land March on Wellington, Hepetema 14 - Oketopa 17, 1975." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 27-28.
  • The speaker ponders on his preparation, or lack of it, for the land march to Wellington.
  • "Rain-maker’s Song for Whina." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 31. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 164. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 82. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 127. Rpt. in Mana: The Māori Magazine for Everyone 100 (2011): 91.
  • The poet pays tribute to Whina Cooper and her role in the Māori Land March.
  • "Aroha - Thoughts for a Tainui Lady." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 32.
  • A response to a woman from Tainui on the Land March.
  • "Warawara, Pureora, Okarito." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 35. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape In Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 216.
  • The speaker angrily berates the government for allowing the widespread milling of the native forests in order ‘to supply / Timber for million-dollar / Yachts and mansions.’
  • "After 151 Days of Rain, Things Become a Lot Clearer...Weather Report." Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978. 37. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 21. Rpt. in in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 113. Rpt in The Caxton Press Anthology: New Zealand Poetry 1972-86. Ed. Mark Williams. Christchurch, N.Z.: Caxton, 1987. 60. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 30.
  • The poet writes of the Waterside Workers’ lockout of 1951.
  • Making a Fist of It: Poems & Short Stories. Dunedin, N.Z.: Jackstraw, 1978.
  • A collection of 29 poems and three short stories with a glossary, including a selection portraying the poet’s response to the Māori Land March to Wellington.
  • "A Festival Letter/Poem to Friends." Poetry New Zealand 4. Ed. Frank McKay. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1979. 77. Rpt. in The Caxton Press Anthology: New Zealand Poetry 1972-86. Ed. Mark Williams. Christchurch, N.Z.: Caxton, 1987. 62.
  • An evocative portrayal of the elements of the weather anthropomorphised as lovers.
  • "Small Signs & Impressions: Te Araroa, Latter Part of 1979." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: McIndoe, 1982. 35-36. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape In Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 50.
  • A poem addressed to Tangaroa.
  • "Hotere." ibid. 17. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 34. Rpt. in Māori Artists of the South Pacific. Katerina Mataira. Photography by Kees Sprengers. Raglan, N.Z.: Nga Puna Waihanga/New Zealand Māori Artists & Writers Soc, 1984. 85. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 163. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 51.
  • A response to the paintings of Ralph Hotere.
  • "To A Kaumatua In Hospital, Fading." ibid. 14. Rpt. in Selected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980. 44. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 87. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 93.
  • The poet ponders on the subtle but insidious untruths told to the dying.
  • "I Talk With My Cousin, Alone." A Cage Of Words. Ed. Harvey McQueen. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1980. 112-113. Rpt. in a slightly adapted form as "A Talk With My Cousin, Alone." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 26. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse. Ed. Ian Wedde and Harvey McQueen. Introd. and notes by Ian Wedde and Margaret Orbell, consultant to the editors. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1985. Rpt. 1986, 1987. 281-282. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 109. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Nga Kupu T˚tohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 497. Rpt. in White Feathers: An Anthology of New Zealand and Pacific Island Poetry on the Theme of Peace. Ed. Terry Locke, Peter Low and John Winslade. Christchurch, N.Z.: Hazard, 1991. 134-135. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 140. Rpt. as "A Talk with My Cousin, Alone." in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 243-244.
  • Reflections at a tangi.
  • "Old Comrade." A Cage Of Words. Ed. Harvey McQueen. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1980. 117. Rpt. in Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. Long. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann, 1982. 51-52. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 22. Rpt. in Māori Artists of the South Pacific. Katerina Mataira. Photography by Kees Sprengers. Raglan: Nga Puna Waihanga/New Zealand Māori Artists & Writers Soc., 1984. 83. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 119. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 141.
  • The poet pays tribute to an old friend, Jim Jamieson, now deceased, and although no after-life is contemplated for this socialist, the poet surmises that Marx, Lenin and Mao will make room for him.
  • Selected Poems. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1980.
  • Thirty-nine poems taken from Tuwhare’s earlier collections No Ordinary Sun, Come Rain Hail, Sap-wood & Milk, Something Nothing and Making a Fist of It. The collection concludes with a Glossary.
  • "Slaughter on Kiwi Avenue." ibid. 23. Rpt. in Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 33. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 151. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 122.
  • A humorous poem about a collision between a car and the Excelsior Pet Emporium.
  • "Owls Do Give A Hoot For Titokowaru." Into the World of Light: An Anthology of Māori Writing. Ed. Witi Ihimaera and D. S. Long. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann, 1982. 49.
  • The poet writes a tribute to the great Ngāti Ruanui military leader Riwha Titokowaru and speaks of his power to inspire.
  • "Snowfall." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 9. Rpt. in The Oxford Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Fleur Adcock. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1982. 32-33. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 174. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Nga Kupu T˚tohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 496. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 149.
  • The speaker celebrates an unexpected fall of snow, which he likens to ‘white pointillist flakes / on a Hotere canvas’.
  • "Status Seeker (After Chuan Tzu, 3rd century, BC)." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 14-15. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 156-157. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 147.
  • The poet writes of a cosmic event, anthropomorphising the sun, moon and stars.
  • "Tiaki: Musician, Independence-Fighter, Patriot." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 23. Rpt. as "Tiaki: Independence Fighter" in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 119. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 144.
  • The poet writes of the inspiring songs of a friend.
  • "The Super-Powers Rattle Their Sabres Play Deadly War-Games." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 24. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 111. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 163.
  • The poet writes about the power manoeuvres of the two superpowers of the Cold War era - United States and the USSR - and likens them to a buzzard flying high in the sky ready to pounce and a brown bear surreptitiously spreading its influence.
  • "Lines to a Better Poet." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 27. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 25. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 133.
  • The speaker pays tribute to a poet who was unimpressed with the material rewards of fame and success.
  • "A Northland Heart-Scape." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 29.
  • A brief portrait of Northland.
  • "Annie." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 31. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 137. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 145.
  • The poet mourns the loss of a relationship and the void it leaves in his life.
  • "A Pakeha Friend Tells a Māori Joke." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe,1982. 34.
  • The speaker reflects on his response to the racism of a friend.
  • "Insomniac." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 38. Rpt. in Landfall 36 (1982): 83. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 73. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 86-87.
  • The sentiments of an insomniac.
  • "Steam Loco on Siding." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 39-40. Rpt. in Poetry New Zealand 5. Ed. Frank McKay. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 86-87. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 71-72. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 138-139.
  • This poem tells of an interlude in the journey of the southbound train.
  • "Refuge in Akarana Avenue." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 41. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 31. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 135.
  • The poet reflects on a harmonious place in Akarana Avenue.
  • "He Waiata Whakahonore Atu Ki A Haki Raua Ko Hohepa." Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Hone Tuwhare. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982. 44-45. Rpt. as "He Waiata Whakahonore Atu Ki A Haki Raua Ko Hohepa." in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 116-117. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 142-143.
  • Year of the Dog: Poems New and Selected. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1982.
  • A collection of thirty-two poems with some new to this publication and others previously published in Tuwhare’s earlier collections. Themes again deal with the poet’s interaction with nature, politics and relationships.
  • "Totem Thoughts." [as prose] Māori Artists of the South Pacific. Katerina Mataira. Photography by Kees Sprengers. Raglan, N.Z.: Nga Puna Waihanga/New Zealand Māori Artists & Writers Soc., 1984. 80. Rpt. as "Back Words: Totem Thoughts." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 47-48. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 92.
  • The poet considers the carved figures of his ancestors sitting entwined on the carved wooden archway at the pa.
  • "We, Who live in Darkness." Poetry New Zealand. Vol. 6. Ed. Elizabeth Caffin. Dunedin, N.Z.: John McIndoe, 1984. 87. Rpt. in The Caxton Press Anthology: New Zealand Poetry 1972-86. Ed. Mark Williams. Christchurch, N.Z.: Caxton, 1987. 61. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 57. Rpt. in Pacific Voices: An Anthology of Māori and Pacific Writing. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Macmillan, 1989: 67. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 81-82. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 158. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 244.
  • The speaker, one of the children of Rangi and Papatuanuku entrapped within the darkness of his parents’ embrace, captures a glimmer of light filtering through the blackness and urges his brothers to separate Rangi from Papatuanuku.
  • "Recent New Zealand Poetry." Journal of New Zealand Literature 2 (1984): 23-43.
  • "Droll." Māori Artists of the South Pacific. Katerina Mataira. Photography by Kees Sprengers. Raglan, N.Z.: Nga Puna Waihanga/New Zealand Māori Artists & Writers Soc., 1984. 82. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 141. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 169.
  • A poem about the rescue of a friend.
  • "Tour Bus Minutiae, And Commentary: West Berlin, 1985." ibid. 28-29. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 180.
  • The poet comments on Berlin and the considerations of the city authorities to cater to the city’s huge dog population.
  • Was Wirklicher Ist Als Sterben. Trans. Irmela Brender. Straelener: Straelener-Ms-Verl, 1985.
  • Thirty-one poems translated into German by Irmela Brender.
  • "Toroa: Albatross." Wellington Sculpture Trust, 19 May 1986. No further details. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 38. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 155.
  • In the accompanying notes Tuwhare writes that this poem was ‘written for Wellington sculptor Tanya Ashken. A ‘telephoned’ version was submitted to the Wellington Sculpture Trust from Dunedin and published by them on 19 May 1986 to coincide with a simple ‘handing over’ ceremony of Tanya’s work to the City of Wellington.’ In the poem the speaker addresses the albatross confined in Whanga-nui-a-Tara [Wellington].
  • "Mad." An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1987. 1st ed. 1970. 180. 2nd ed. 1976. 3rd ed. 1987. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape in Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 180. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 136. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 168.
  • The poet describes his excitement and anticipation at an encounter with a friend.
  • "On A Theme By Hone Taiapa." ibid. 6. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 98. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Ngā Kupu T˚tohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 505. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 87.
  • A discourse on a theme from Māori carver Hone Taiapa likening the the outcome of discarded wood chips from carving to the ‘waste-words’ of the poet.
  • "Cummings." ibid. 24-25. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 142-143. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 99.
  • The speaker addresses his lover and celebrates their lovemaking.
  • "Papa-tu-a-Nuku (Earth Mother)." ibid. 29. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 24. Rpt. in White Feathers: An Anthology of New Zealand and Pacific Island Poetry on the Theme of Peace. Ed. Terry Locke, Peter Low and John Winslade. Christchurch, N.Z.: Hazard, 1991. 168. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 126. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 242.
  • The poet writes of the Māori Land March of 1975 and likens the marchers’ feet walking on the land to ‘massaging’, ‘stroking’ and ‘caressing’ Papatuanuku.
  • "Maniapoto." ibid. 33. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 43. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 128.
  • The poet writes his impressions of the Maniapoto district and marae during the Land March.
  • "Lovers." ibid. 30. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 138. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 146.
  • In this poem the poet writes of the sexual politics of two lovers set amidst the feminist theorising of Germaine Greer.
  • "A Song in Praise of a Favourite Humming-Top." ibid. 37. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 26. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Nga Kupu T˚tohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 498. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 134. Rpt. in Letter from Heaven. Ed. Owen Marshall. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1995. 1.
  • The speaker reflects on the beguiling effects of a humming-top. The notes accompanying this poem state that it emerged from a fragment of written manuscript in Edward Shortland’s Māori Manuscript Notebook 2 (b) (MS2) page 73. Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin." The text was ‘Spell for a wooden humming-top cut out and fashioned from a totara; maitai. Woods which alone hum and whine beautifully.’ Author unknown.
  • "Mad." An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Vincent O’Sullivan. 3rd ed. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1987. 1st ed. 1970. 180. 2nd ed. 1976. Rpt. in Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape in Literature. Com. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 180. Rpt. in Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 136. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 168.
  • The poet describes his excitement and anticipation at an encounter with a friend.
  • "Art Exhibition: Gore, 1986." NZ Listener 25 Apr. 1987: 52.
  • The poet records his impressions of an exhibition opening.
  • "With All Things And With All Beings We Are As Relative." NZ Listener 31 Oct. 1987: 13. Rpt. in White Feathers: An Anthology of New Zealand and Pacific Island Poetry on the Theme of Peace. Ed. Terry Locke, Peter Low and John Winslade. Christchurch, N.Z.: Hazard, 1991. 165. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 34. Rpt. in Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 233.
  • The poet acknowledges the natural order of ‘ebb and flow’ in nature but suspects that few people accept this natural order of life and death operating in their own lives. The note accompanying this poem states that the title is ‘a proverb attributed to Chief Seattle, North American.’ NZ Listener 31 Oct. 1987: 13.
  • "English Lesson." Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 5. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 153.
  • This poem is loosely based around various tenses and sentence constructions used to teach grammar.
  • "Street Scene from Olshausenstrasse, Kiel, West Germany." Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 32. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 154.
  • While watching the colourful potted plants on a neighbouring apartment balcony the poet constructs a fantasy world in which the twin sunflowers become conductors of a huge orchestra of lime trees.
  • "Dear Cousin." Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 147. Rpt. in The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry/Nga Kupu T˚tohu o Aotearoa. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 505. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 170. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP,1997. 245.
  • The speaker envisions a special feast with his cousin before either dies.
  • "Fur Mich Der Vogel Schōn Singt." Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 39. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 85-86. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 156.
  • In this poem the poet is transfixed by the night songs of an unidentified bird which is a harbinger of good news and a timely solace during a separation from a friend.
  • "The Kumara God Smiles Fatly." Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 74. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 159.
  • A poem about the influence of the moon.
  • "Today I’m Gonna Cover Everything." Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 69-70. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 160-161.
  • A poem about window shopping.
  • "Traffic Statistic." Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 79-80. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 162.
  • The poet writes a tribute to Hone Whitau who was killed in a car accident.
  • "In The House That George And Dawn Built." Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987. 118. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 166.
  • A poem about morning rituals.
  • "He Mihi Ki Hone Tuwhare." Crosscurrent 1. 3 (1987): 50
  • Mihi: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Illus. Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1987.
  • A collection of 129 poems drawn from Tuwhare’s previous collections with some new poems. The poems are divided into eight sections and Tuwhare states that the divisions encompass stages of growth in the human experience beginning with those which deal with childhood through to old age, as opposed to a chronological grouping of poems detemined by when they were published.
  • "Smiles Like Flowers Come and Go." Landfall 167 42.3 (Sept. 1988): 283-285. Rpt. in Other Voices: New Writers and Writing in New Zealand. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Brick Row/Hallard Press, 1989. 135-136. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 11-12.
  • A reflective poem in which the poet addresses a friend on the question of belief in God. The poet speaks of those elements of life he is sure of - the blooming of flowers, the transience of their flowering, smiles and his own inner sense of the divine.
  • "Grandaughter, Polly Peaches." Landfall 42 (1988): 284-285. Rpt. in Pacific Voices: An Anthology of Māori and Pacific Writing. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Macmillan, 1989: 30-31. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 23-24. Rpt. in Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 234.
  • The speaker, feeling the decreptitude of old age creeping up on him, has little time or patience for his granddaughter and certainly no room on his knee for the child.
  • "Thoughts on a Sufi proverb." Landfall 43.2 (June 1989): 176-177. Rpt. in Other Voices: New Writers and Writing in New Zealand. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Brick Row/Hallard Press, 1989. 134-145. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 43-44.
  • A reflection on the development of humankind from an atom based on a Sufi proverb.
  • "Uh huh." Landfall 43.2 (June 1989): 177-178. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 37.
  • The speaker recalls a sensual encounter with the black-lace-clad Hilda.
  • "Christmas Lament." Other Voices: New Writers and Writing in New Zealand. Ed. Bernard Gadd. Auckland, N.Z.: Brick Row/Hallard Press, 1989. 133-134. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 87-88. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 38-39.
  • A cynical response to the story of Christmas, the veracity of the Biblical scribes and the relevance of Biblical truths to Middle Eastern politics, and disdain for American funding of present-day Israel.
  • "Sun O (2)." Listener & TV Times 3 Dec. 1990: 114. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 91. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 15. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 176. Rpt. in Dangerous Landscapes: An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry. Comp. Rangi Faith. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1994. 88. Rpt. in Letter from Heaven. Ed. Owen Marshall. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1995. 3. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 242-243. Rpt. in Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 235.
  • The speaker engages in a light-hearted flirtation with the rising sun as he contemplates the whole valley being flooded with its light.
  • "Humming." Listener 4 Feb. 1991: 83. Rpt. in Vital Writing 2 : New Zealand Stories & Poems 1990-1991. Ed. Andrew Mason. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1991. 106-107. Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 88-89. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 32-33.
  • The poet writes of a ‘fragile house / of love’ needing ‘to be constructed with care’.
  • "Irises." Soho Square IV. Ed. Bill Manhire. Wellington, N.Z.: Bridget Williams, 1991. 186-187. Rpt. in Vital Writing 3: New Zealand Stories & Poems, 1991-92. Ed. Andrew Mason. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 152-153. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 45-46.
  • A poem celebrating the visit of a friend and the gift of a ‘peanut butter jar full of tremulous irises,’ which causes the speaker to fall ‘in love with the world again.’
  • "Shadow." New Zealand Books 1.2 (1991). Rpt. in Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 91. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 25.
  • A reflection on death and the human spirit’s journey to Rarohenga.
  • "Juliet." Poetry NZ 5. Ed. Riemke Ensing. Auckland, N.Z.: Brick Row, 1992. 48.
  • A short lyric poem in which the speaker reflects on the effect Juliet has on him
  • "Monika." ibid. 48-49. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 20-21.
  • In this poem, set in a ‘cosy Yugoslav Kneipe in / Nachod Strasse’, the poet pays tribute to the evocative qualities of Monika in transporting him from frog to prince and captivating him with her beauty and sensuality.
  • "Blackbird fly." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 8-9.
  • The poet writes of his encounter with a blackbird trapped in his chimney.
  • "A View From A House In Rue Balguerie." Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 89. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 13-14.
  • A descriptive view of the setting sun witnessed from a house in Akaroa.
  • "Well-I-Never." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 16. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 177.
  • This sensual account of outdoor love-making is imbued with religious connotations of Eden, the pearly gates, mantras and benedictions.
  • "Kitten." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 17. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 178.
  • In this poem the speaker’s sense of loneliness is temporarily lessened by the affection of a stray kitten.
  • "The Bomb-Aimer Over Baghdad Remembers His Childhood As The Best Kid In The Block On Star Wars Machines." Te Ao Mārama: Contemporary Māori Writing. Comp. and ed. Witi Ihimaera. Contributing ed. Haare Williams, Irihapeti Ramsden and D. S. Long. Vol. 1: Te Whakahuatanga O Te Ao: Reflections of Reality. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed, 1992. 90. Rpt. in Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 18-19.
  • The poet writes of the cultivation of militaristic mindsets through childhood indoctrination via the Star Wars video games.
  • "Imp." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 2. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 179.
  • The poet speaks of the joy of a friendship.
  • "Thoughts On A Cold Winter Morning." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 26-27.
  • The speaker articulates his waking thoughts of missing his lover and the ‘more prosaic’ considerations of his bodily functions and ablutions.
  • "Prayer: To My Autumn Deity, Gosh." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 30-31.
  • The speaker addresses the autumnal world.
  • "Hail To Sophistry, The Cult Of The Individual." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 35-36.
  • Tuwhare writes in his accompanying notes that this is a ‘prose poem based on Jim Jones’ People’s Temple Movement, which began, sporadically, in 1955 and ended dramatically at Jones’ 824-acre outpost in Guyana, where followers of the Movement...were induced (some say coerced) to take a drink out of a tub of strawberry-ade laced with tranquilisers and cyanide.’ In this graphic account of the devastation of spiritual trickery Tuwhare employs imagery drawn from the story of Moses going up Mount Sinai, meeting with God and returning down the mountain with two tablets of stone.
  • "Okay, Let’s Start Again - From Here." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 40.
  • The poet reflects on a momentary lapse of poetic articulation.
  • "You Have To Come First Before You Can Go." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 41.
  • A lyric poem in which the speaker languishes when separated from a loved one.
  • "Fish Soup, S’il Vous Plait." Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992. 42.
  • This poem records a sensory anniversary celebration where the speaker’s taste buds and body are titillated with desire.
  • Short Back & Sideways: Poems & Prose. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1992.
  • A collection of twenty-seven poems with a Preface by Rewi Tamakuru Tuwhare. Some of the poems have already been published, others appear in this publication for the first time. Themes include the poet’s interaction with nature, birds, family and lovers, and political sentiments against the war.
  • "Bird of Prayer." ibid. 10. Rpt. in Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 175.
  • A brief reflection on the flight of a hawk.
  • "Dour Note On A Sunny Winter’s Morning." Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 185.
  • The poet reflects on the many sadnesses experienced in life that pass by unheralded, except within the ‘pretty language of poetry’.
  • "Who Are The Real Infidels?" Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 186-187.
  • In this poem the speaker addresses the commander of a great army poised on the brink of a battle and finally setting off with raised swords and cheering women towards the enemy who pledge their willingness to die for the United States.
  • "When Words Were Coded And Replaced By Numbers." Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 188.
  • A poem with evocations of man-made religion.
  • "Frau Maria Wischausen." Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 189.
  • A portrait of a woman lying motionless.
  • "Frances, Baby." Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 191.
  • A reflection on the uncertainties and challenges of communication.
  • "Poem for Marilynn Webb: Gore, 1986." Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 192-193.
  • A response to an exhibition of paintings by Marilynn Webb.
  • "...The Sea Chanting Lugubriously The Rain Patting Me For Hidden Weapons." Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Hone Tuwhare. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 196.
  • The poet reflects on the rain and nakedness at the beach.
  • "He Pao Reka Mo Huaonia." Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993. 190.
  • Deep River Talk: Collected Poems. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit, 1993.
  • A collection of 144 poems from eight of Tuwhare’s earlier collections of poetry and including nine new poems. Unlike Mihi: Collected Poems, the arrangement in this collection is chronological, with poems grouped together in their original collections, allowing the reader to see Tuwhare’s development as a poet.
  • "Science of Feeling." Metro 151 (Jan. 1994): 132.
  • "Niu Tireni (Renamed: Long White Cloud)." Metro 157 (July 1994): 124.
  • "Deep River Talk." ibid. 194-195. Rpt. in Letter from Heaven. Ed. Owen Marshall. Auckland, N.Z.: Longman Paul, 1995. 6. Rpt. in An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English. Ed. Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O’Brien and Mark Williams. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1997. 245-246.
  • A poem likening the meeting of the river and the sea to a power-struggle between two opposing forces that refuse to back down.
  • "Time Out." Landfall 194 (New Series 5.2) (Nov. 1997): 194.
  • The speaker bewails the incessant pursuit of time, and determines to cease striving after time and search instead for his own space, beginnings and self.
  • "Cite Them Fight Them Indict Them." Homeland. Ed. Frank Stewart. Feature ed. Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Honolulu, HI: Hawai’I UP, 1997. 26-28. [Mānoa 9.1]
  • A lengthy poem articulating the devasting effects of nuclear weapons on the environment and the human race, and a call to create a register of ‘New War Criminals’ - listing those individuals initiating the stockpiling of hydrogen weapons.
  • "The Sun Is Truanting Again Today - Says Maui." Homeland. Ed. Frank Stewart. Feature ed. Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Honolulu, HI: Hawai’I UP, 1997. 26-28. [Mānoa 9.1]. 28-29.
  • A descriptive poem of Tangaroa’s movements in the course of a day and the speaker’s anger at the disappearance of the sun.
  • "Salvaged." ibid. 29. Rpt. in Listener 18 Oct. 1997: 46. Rpt. in Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 236.
  • The poet writes of the vicissitudes of love affairs and recalls a great love of his life.
  • Shape-shifter. Illus. Shirley Grace. Wellington, N.Z.: Steele Roberts, 1997.
  • Piggy-Back Moon. Auckland, N.Z.: Random House, 2001.
  • "God’s Day To You Too, Tree." Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 237.
  • "A Hongi For You Too, Spring." Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 238.
  • "Fifteen Minutes In The Life Of Johannes H. Jean Ivanovich." Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 239.
  • "Laconically Canonical." Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 240.
  • "Bingo." Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 240-240.
  • "View From A Furtive Hide." Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 241-242.
  • "My Port and Puha Anthem." Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English. Ed. Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland UP, 2003. 242.
  • Oooooo……!! Wellington, N.Z.: Steele Roberts, 2005.

  • Reviews

  • Rev. of Dodona, by Bernard Cadogan, and Antipodes, by Bernard Cadogan. Landfall 191 (Autumn 1996): 173-176.

  • Sound recordings

  • No Ordinary Sun. Kiwi LD-12 L.P.
  • This recording of Tuwhare reading his poems is reviewed by Bruce Mason in Te Ao Hou (65 (1968/69): 62).

    Other

  • Arvidson, Ken. "The Emergence Of Polynesian Literature." Readings in Pacific Literature (1993): 20-38
  • Barrett, Tia. "Hone Tuwhare, the Carver Poet." Commonwealth Essays and Studies 7.2 (Spring 1985): 48-54.
  • Bowron, Jane. "Māori Play Extended By Popular Demand." Dominion 9 Aug. 1989: 13.
  • Butcher, Margot. "Talent City: Dunedin’s Culture Bunker." North and South Nov 1991: 72-81.
  • Coad, Jan. "Hone Tuwhare." Affairs (Aug 1970): 322-325.
  • Crisp, Peter. "Hone Tuwhare: An Appreciation." Multi-Cultural School 4 (1976-77): 32-36.
  • Elliott, Molly G. "Hone Tuwhare - Poet: A Truly New Zealand voice." Arts & Community 5.5 (1969): 1.
  • "Poets to Tour." New Argot 3.1 (Mar. 1975): 23.
  • A short announcement of the upcoming tour of poets Alan Brunton, Hone Tuwhare, Denis Glover and Sam Hunt to educational institutions from March 29-May 4.
  • Fairbrother, Peter. "Hone Tuwhare." Te Ao Hou 48 (1964): 4-5.
  • A biographical account of Tuwhare’s life.
  • Gadd, Bernard. "Hone Tuwhare in His Poetry." Landfall 38 (1984): 83-89.
  • Glienke, Ingrid. "No Ordinary Rain: The Poetry of Hone Tuwhare." Voices from Distant Lands: Poetry in the Commonwealth. Ed. K.Gross and W.Kloos. Wurzburg, Ger.: Konigshausen and Neumann, 1983. 160-171.
  • Manhire, Bill. "Ready to Move: Interview with Hone Tuwhare." Landfall 167 42.3 (1988): 262-281.
  • McLeod, Marion. "No Ordinary Bloke." Listener 1 Oct. 1990: 4-5.
  • McNaughton, Iona. "Poet’s Message for Māoridom". Dominion Sunday Times 23 Jul. 1989: 19.
  • "Māori Poet Wins Burns Fellowship." Te Ao Hou 75 (1974): 6.
  • O’Brien, Greg. "Hone Tuwhare: Thine Own Hands, Mate." Moments of Invention: Portraits of 21 New Zealand Writers. Greg O’Brien. Photography by Robert Cross. Auckland, N.Z.: Heinemann Reed, 1988. 53-59.
  • Sharp, Iain. "When a Poem Kicks: Tuwhare’s River Talk." Landfall: New Zealand Arts and Letters 191 4.1 (Mar 1996): 50-61.
  • Tamplin, Ron. "The Poetry of Hone Tuwhare." The New Quarterly Cave 1.4 (1976): 4-12.
  • Colquhoun, Glenn. "Two Griefs (for Hone)." Mana 80 (2008): 11.
  • Hunt, Janet. "Thinking about Tuwhare." Mana 80 (2008): 8-10.
  • Gadd, B. "Bibliography." RIMU 1:1 (Feb.1984).
  • "A Select Bibliography." The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse. Ed. Ian Wedde and Harvey McQueen. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1985. 553.
  • "Bibliography." Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry. Ed. Miriama Evans, Harvey McQueen and Ian Wedde. Auckland, N.Z.: Penguin, 1989. 536.
  • "Bibliography." The Oxford History of New Zealand Literature in English. Ed. Terry Sturm. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford UP, 1991. 862.
  • McNaughton, Trudie. "Biographical Notes and Selected Bibliography." Countless Signs: The New Zealand Landscape in Literature. Comp. Trudie McNaughton. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed Methuen, 1986. 383.
  • Thomson, John. "Tuwhare, Hone (1922-)" New Zealand Literature to 1977: A Guide to Information Sources". Vol. 30 in the American Literature, English Literature, and World Literatures in English Information Guide Ser. Detroit, USA: Gale Research, 1980. 199-200. Other bibliographic references to Tuwhare: 16, 55.

  • Reviews

    On Ilka Moor B’aht At
  • Ripley, Patupatu. Broadsheet 131 (1985): 51.
  • Come Rain Hail: Poems.
  • Reeves, Trevor. "A Survey of Recent New Zealand Writing." Ariel 5.3 (1974): 16-37.
  • Deep River Talk: Collected Poems
  • Bland Peter. "New Poetry." Quote Unquote (1 June 1993): 40-41.
  • Cooper, Ronda. "Significant Subtleties." Metro [Auckland] 148 (Oct. 1993): 154-156.
  • Direen Bill. "Must Read." Listener 16 Oct. 1993: 51-52
  • Huria, John. Landfall 186 New Series 1.2 (Nov. 1993): 334-337.
  • Lange, David, David Eggleton and Jim Kidson. "Books." Evening Post 6 Aug. 1993: 5.
  • Lay, Graeme. "Books." North and South Sept. 1993: 146-148
  • McLean, Gavin, Judith Connell and John Darby. "Books." Otago Daily Times 11 Sept. 1993: 20.
  • Raven, Juliet. "He Waka Kua Eke." New Zealand Books 3.2 (Spring 1993): 20-21
  • Ricketts, Harry. "Memorable and faded images." Sunday Times 22 Aug. 1993: 20.
  • He Reo Hou
  • Brunton, Alan. "Māori Theatre More Than A Performance." Dominion Sunday Times 21 July 1991: 22.
  • In The Wilderness Without a Hat.
  • Boynton, Mere. "In the Wilderness Without a Hat: Kei Te Koraha Kore Kau He Potae." Illusions 12 (Nov. 1989): 8.
  • Boynton reviews Tuwhare’s play which was performed at the Depot Theatre from July to August 1989, produced by Jim Moriarty and directed by Rangimoana Taylor. Boynton briefly discusses the transforming of the theatre into a marae and the impact of this on the Māori audience.
    • Mihi: Collected Poems
  • Cooper, Rhonda. "Books Rippling." Listener 31 Oct. 1987: 78
  • "He Mihi ki Hone Tuwhare (review in verse)." Crosscurrent 3.1 (1987): 50.
  • "Literature." School Library Review 2.8 (1988): 28-29.
  • Taylor Apirana. "Reviews." Landfall 42.3 (Sept. 1998): 334-336.
  • No Ordinary Sun
  • Baxter, James K. Te Ao Hou 49 (1964): 56.
  • Glienke, Ingrid. "No Ordinary Rain: The Poetry of Hone Tuwhare." Voices from Distant Lands: Poetry in the Commonwealth. Ed. Konrad Gross & Wolfgang Klooss. Wurzburg, Ger.: Konigshausen & Neumann, 1983. 160-171.
  • Jackson, MacD. P. Landfall 74 (1965): 189-194.
  • Oppenheim, R.S. Journal of the Polynesian Society 74 (1965): 525-526.
  • Taumaunu, Hone. "An Assessment of Hone Tuwhare’s Anthology No Ordinary Sun." 10 (1978-79): 17-19.
  • Wilson, Martin, G. "A Critical Essay And Review Of ‘No Ordinary Sun’: Poems By Hone Tuwhare." Historical Review (Whakatane and Distruict Historical Society) 12.4 (Dec. 1964): 192-202
  • Sap-wood & Milk
  • Islands 2.2 (Winter 1973): 208-212.
  • Doyle, Mike. Ariel 5.3 (1974): 130-133.
  • Hales, John. Cave 3 (1973): 14-16.
  • Shape-Shifter
  • Adams, Julie et al. "Books." Evening Post 16 Jan. 1998. 7.
  • Anderson, Molly and Hamesh Wyatt. "Books." Otago Daily Times 11 Feb. 1998: 29
  • Eggleton, David. "The Lyric Essence." Listener 31 Jan. 1998: 44-45
  • Jepson, Vivienne. "Poetry With A Huge Grin." Dominion 17 Jan. 1998: 22.
  • Sullivan, Robert. "Engaging All The Senses." New Zealand Books 8.2 (June 1998): 6
  • Sharp, Iain. "Tuwhare Poems Shape Up Well." Sunday Star Times 18 Jan. 1998: E 4.
  • Short Back and Sideways: Poems and Prose
  • Jones, Alison and Guy Allan. "Weekend Books." New Zealand Herald 20 June 1992: 6.
  • Jones, Lawrence et al. "Books." Evening Post 26 June 1992: 5
  • James, Bryan et al. "Books." Otago Daily Times 27 June 1992: 22
  • Leigh, Jack and Guy Allan. "Weekend Books." New Zealand Herald 23 May 1992: 6
  • Norcliffe, James. "Tuwhare’s No-Nonsense Quality." Christchurch Star 13 June 1992: 17.
  • Owen, Penny et al. "Weekend Books." Press [Christchurch] 13 Feb. 1993: Supp. 11
  • Sullivan, Robert, Suzann Olsson. "Books." Dominion 6 June 1992: 11.
  • Sewell, Bill. "Spareness and Generosity." New Zealand Books 2.2 (Sept. 1992):15
  • Weston, Tom. "Tuwhare and Campbell." Press [Christchurch] 13 Feb. 1993: 11.
  • Wilson, Janet. "Poetry Round-Up." Listener 27 Feb. 1993: 50-51.
  • Something Nothing
  • Davidson, John. "Familiar Ground." Islands 5 (1976): 105-108.
  • Crisp, Peter. Landfall 29 (1975): 79.
  • Year of the Dog
  • Paterson, Alistair. Landfall 37 (1983): 230-234.