Te Moana o Reo | Ocean of Languages

I'm delighted to have my micro story Casa Vacía | Empty House included in this collection which is launching this month across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Available to pre-order from The Cuba Press

‘This polyphonic, polyglot collection reminds us that we underestimate the small at a cost: the cost of joy and wisdom.’

— Emma Neale

PRESENTATIONS

Come to hear authors read from a sparkling collection of micro stories written in over 40 languages, edited by Michelle Elvy and Vaughan Rapatahana, and help us launch it into the world!

12 February Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland • Epsom Library, 195 Manukau Rd, 6pm
13 February Kirikiriroa Hamilton • Hamilton Central Library, 9 Garden Place, 5.30pm
16 February Kerikeri • Cornerstone Whare Karakia o Manako, 144 Kerikeri Rd, 6pm
27 February Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington • Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, 12pm
2 March Taratahi Carterton • Wairarapa Word, Community Courthouse, 60 Holloway St, 4pm
5 March Ōtepoti Dunedin • The New Athenaeum Theatre, 23 The Octagon, 7pm
6 March Ōtautahi Christchurch • The Commoners, 10 Oxford Street, Lyttelton, 5pm

‘Although language is the common thread that binds these pieces together, the range of stories contained is as broad as the languages represented, each a surprising burst of colour and sound.’

— Chris Tse, New Zealand Poet Laureate

Ko taku reo, ko taku ohooho, ko taku reo mapihi mauria.
My language, my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.

This sparkling new collection brings more than 40 languages together, story by story, highlighting the beautifully complex realities of Aotearoa's multicultural and multilingual society. Including microfictions and creative nonfictions, plus 12 essays from language practitioners and experts, Te Moana o Reo holds words to the light, examining, contemplating and declaring who we are. This is a 21st-century view of Aotearoa, a taonga for our world.