Tusiata Avia
Poet Tusiata Avia on "the most challenging book I've written"
A year ago, on Culture 101 we played a recording of Tusiata Avia reading a commissioned poem for the 2024 Arts Foundation's Laureate Awards. It was entitled 'I'm writing you a poem about art'. In it… Audio
‘I’m writing you a poem about art’ - A poem by Tusiata Avia
This week poet Tusiata Avia once again found herself in the news. Video, Audio
Poet Tusiata Avia wins award for Literary Achievement
For the first time in the 21-year history of the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement, all three categories were won by women. Lee Murray picked up the fiction award, non-fiction went to… Audio
Tusiata Avia's Big Fat Brown Bitch: 'I was bloody rarked up'
Earlier this year, Samoan-NZ writer Tusiata Avia became the target of harassment and death threats after her poem 250th anniversary of James Cook's arrival in New Zealand was labelled 'racist' by the… Audio
Tusiata Avia on her show 'The Savage Coloniser'
Poet, performer and writer Tusiata Avia MNZM talks poetry, racism and colonisation ahead of the stage debut of The Savage Coloniser Show. Audio
Tusiata Avia first pacific poet to win at NZ Book Awards
Celebrated Christchurch poet Tusiata Avia has become the first Pacific woman to win the prize for poetry at the New Zealand Book Awards.
Avia won the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at last… Audio
Tusiata Avia - Savage Colonisers Book
Hot off the Press - Black Lives Matter and the Coronavirus both make an appearance in the latest poetry collection from Tusiata Avia - who's also celebrating being named a 2020 Arts Foundation… Audio
Women writers with disability - read us!
Here we are, read us: Women, disability and writing is about to be launched, offering readers an insight into the relationship between writing and disability. It's a little book with big ideas… Audio
Tusiata Avia: Fale Aitu Spirit House
Pacific poet Tusiata Avia's new collection has been a long time in the making. Seven years in fact. And it wasn't until Tusiata finished Fale Aitu Spirit House that she realised, with some… Audio
Poetry with Gregory O'Brien: two Pacific writers
Kim Hill talks to Gregory O'Brien about two new collections of poetry: Fale Aitu Spirit House by Tusiata Avia, and The Lives of Coat Hangers by Sudesh Mishra. Audio
Tusiata Avia - Samoan Palagi Poet
From Australia's ABC Radio National programme, Earshot Tusiata Avia provides a narrative about her poetry from two of her poetry collection books, Wild Dogs Under My Skirt and Bloodclot. Tusiata grew… Audio
Feature guest - Tusiata Avia
Samoan New Zealand poet and actress, Tusiata Avia speaks to Kathryn about her new book, 'Bloodclot' among other things. Audio
Tusiata Avia: Poetry Idol judge
Poet, performer and children's book writer who will release a new volume of poetry, Bloodclot, later this year. Audio
