Apirana Taylor
Apirana Taylor is a New Zealand poet, novelist, performer, story-teller, musician and painter.Biography
Born in Wellington, Apirana Taylor is of Pākehā and Māori descent with affiliations to Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Ngāti Ruanui. He was a prominent member of the Māori theatre cooperative Te Ohu Whakaari. Taylor has published three volumes of poetry – Eyes of the Ruru, Soft Leaf Falls of the Moon and Te Ata Kura; the red-tipped dawn ; three short-story collections; a novel, He Tangi Aroha ; and two plays. He was a runner-up for the Pegasus Book Award in 1985, for He Rau Aroha: A Hundred Leaves of Love.Works
