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Jumping Ship & Other Essays by Glenn Colquhoun
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Essays
"A book of essays and poems on the relationship between Pākehā and Māori, and on the practice of medicine...Includes, among other things, a state of the nation speech from Waitangi 2007, organised by the Treaty Resource Centre: He Puna Mātauranga te Tiriti; a keynote address for the English teachers ...Show more
Letters to Young People by Glenn Colquhoun
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Poetry
“It is difficult to ignore the story of a young person. When they are in pain, that pain seems all the more demanding because they are vulnerable and because their life still lies ahead of them ... I have learnt that the most important medicine they need from me is to listen to these stories, to hold th ...Show more
Mr Short, Mr Thin, Mr Bald and Mr Dog by Glenn Colquhoun
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Mr Short was very tall. Mr Thin was fat. Mr Bald had lots of hair And Mr Dog kept cats Glenn Colquhoun is best known for his three highly-acclaimed collections of poetry: An Explanation of Poetry to my Father,The Art of Walking Upright and Playing God. This wacky picture book is Glenn ColquhounÂs thi ...Show more
Myths and Legends of the Ancient Pākehā by Glenn Colquhoun; illustrations by Nigel Brown
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Poetry
In this collection of poems Glenn Colquhoun explores a range of Pākehā oral poetic forms; sea shanties, hymns, ballads, nursery rhymes and clapping songs. It is a companion volume to Three Women, his collection of poetry in Te Reo Māori, and is richly illustrated by Nigel Brown. A soundtrack to the poem ...Show more
Ngā Wāhine e Toru / Three Women by Glenn Colquhoun
$45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Poetry
In this collection of poems Glenn Colquhoun writes to his daughter, former partner, and mother, using the medium of Māori oral poetry. In doing so he explores oriori, karakia, haka, mōteatea, pātere, waiata aroha and waiata tangi. It is a companion volume to Myths and Legends of the Ancient Pākehā, his ...Show more
The Small Girl Who Lives Next Door / Te Kōtiro Nohinohi e Noho Pātata Ana by Glenn Colquhoun
$25.00 NZD
Category: Hardback
In this book Glenn Colquhoun and Rautini O'Brien tell the story of a young Pakeha boy learning Te Reo Maori. The journey takes him from the small girl who lives next door, through the landscape surrounding his town, and brings him back home to a street that will never quite seem the same again.
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