He kupu n te mia: He kohinga ruri n Maya Angelou

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Kua haurua rautau te roa o Maya Angelou e whakarkei ana i te ao ki ana kupu me na whakaaro, i hua mai ai ko te huhua o ana titonga kanorau, pukapuka mai, tuhingaroa mai, whakaari mai, ruri mai. I runga an i te whriki o tana ao toi, kua tuituia ng kupu whakatuma, ki te kaikiri, ki te tohe, ki te whai ora, ki ng wheako hoki o te wahine me te kirimangu, m roto i tna reo ahurei.
Kua huia ng ruri ki ng whanga e whitu e hngai ana ki te ao tonu o Maya, e whai pnga ana an hoki ki a ngi Mori: te whanaungatanga, te mate kanehe, te oke o te ia r, te kirimangu, te whakatrea, te rere o te w me te whakaao mramatanga.
I te pukapuka nei rere ai ko te reo o te khui whine o Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo, me na kanorautanga. Kuia mai, mm mai, rangatahi mai, teina mai, tuakana mai, he whine kua rongo, kua kite i te ihi o te whai reo, me te wehi o te reokoretanga.
Ka titi tonu ng kupu a te mia ki te ngkau o te hunga e ritarita ana ki te reo Mori i tnei huinga ruri na.
Through her illustrious career, African American poet and civil rights leader Maya Angelou has gifted, healed and inspired the world with her words. In this pukapuka, the beauty and wairua of her poems are translated into te reo Mori by a cohort of female graduates from Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, the Institute of Excellence in the Mori Language.
This collection of ruri/poems will warm the hearts of Maya Angelous most ardent admirers and will also introduce new readers to the legendary poet, activist and teacher. Presented with English and Mori on facing pages, as well as poetic biographies of each translator, this book is a taonga that welcomes a literary icon to Aotearoa.

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He toikupu, he kaiwhakatt hoki a Dr Maya Angelouko ana kupu tana rkau, ko te kaikiri, ko te kare me te ahikauri ana tino hoariri. Ko te tino rongonui pea o ana tuhinga, ko I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), he pukapuka haukiri i krerotia r tna an whanaketanga, tae atu ki te pngia na e te kaikiri, e te tkino, me tana whai ki te whakatinana i tana mana motuhake. E hia k nei ng tohu i whakawhiwhia ai ki a Angelou i te w i a ia, tae atu ki te Presidential Medal of Freedom i te tau 2010, me te BET Honors Award for Literary Arts i te tau 2012. He rite tonu tana tuhi krero m te kaikiri, m te tohe, m te whai ora, m ng wheako hoki o te wahine me te kirimangu, m roto i tna reo ahurei, i na whakaaro atamai, me tana tohungatanga ki te tuitui i te whakatuma me te whakatoi, i te aroha me te riri. N te tau 1928 whnau mai ai te manu whati mhanga nei, , n te tau 2014 rere atu ai ki tua o te rai.
Maya Angelou (19282014) was an iconic American author, poet and civil-rights activist known for her profound literary contributions and influential advocacy. As well as her acclaimed autobiographies, she wrote several volumes of poetry including On the Pulse of the Morning for the inauguration of President Clinton. She held a life-time appointment as Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Her enduring legacy continues to inspire generations, reflecting her commitment to social justice, artistic expression and the power of the human spirit.
E toru tekau m wh ng whine i hiki r i te mnuka n te pouwahine o Te Panekiretanga, n Pnia Papa i whakatakoto, kia t hei kaiwhakamori m tnei kaupapa. I te pukapuka nei rangona ai ko te reo o tnei tira whine Mori, me na kanorautanga. Me pwhea e kore ain ng pito katoa o te motu te tira nei, mai i te Ara a Kewa, tae atu r ki te raki, ki te Hiku o Te Ika. Kuia mai, mm mai, rangatahi mai, teina mai, tuakana mai, katoa ng Ika a Whiro nei n ng rangap ngahuru m wh o te whare o reo kia tika, kia rere, kia Mori. Ko tahi he pouako, he kaitito, he kaimahi kwanatanga, he kaipakihi, he toki hkinakina, he ringa toi, he kaihaka, he kaippho, he ria, he kaiwhakatere waka. Heoi an, ko te katoa he aroha nui ki te reo Mori, , kua whakapeto ngoi, kua whakaheke werawera i roto i ng tau ki te whakapakari i rtou reo, e t ai rtou hei tuar m tnei reo puiaki nei i roto i rtou mahi katoa, i roto hoki i rtou kinga.
Kei ku tukana o Te Panekiretanga, m koutou i whakaatu i te rerehua me te motuhaketanga o t ttou reo ki te ao, e kore e mutu ng mihi.
From 20042019, Sir Tmoti Kretu, Dr Wharehuia Milroy and Sir Pou Temara selected cohorts of fluent speakers from around the motu to take part in Te Panekiretanga o te Reo an intensive series of wnanga delivered through Te Wnanga o Aotearoa, with excellence in language and cultural practices at its heart. In this volume a group of Ika a Whiro whine female graduates of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo rise to the challenge of breathing te reo Mori into a selection of key poems by Maya Angelou.