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Where is my tongue On display, a trophy of war. Where is my tikanga Kept in the basement. Where is my mana Locked in the museum. And where are my whnau Scattered like dandelion seeds, from the grating city, to the harnessed horizon. Drawing moko kauae on Barbies. Reading Ranginui Walker in rhui. Spitting on the statue of Captain Cook. ria is a first collection of poems by Jessica Hinerangi in which the author reconnects with her tpuna and with te ao Mori. He kkano ahau i ruia mai i Rangitea , ka tipu tonu. Tihei, mauri ora!

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Jessica Hinerangi Thompson Carr is of Ngti Ruanui, Ngruahine, Ngpuhi and Pkeh descent. Born in tepoti, she has a degree in English and art history with a masters in Mori ekphrastic poetry. She is a poet, journalist and illustrator, working primarily on Instagram under the name @maori_mermaid. Her previous work has appeared in Landfall, Starling, The Big Idea and The Pantograph Punch.