Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
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Edition 1 (2003) Winner
Hone Tuwhare
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Hone Tuwhare
Aliases:
Hone Peneamine Anatipa Te Pona Tuwhare
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-10-21 （Kaikohe, New Zealand）
- Died
- 2008-01-16 （Dunedin, New Zealand） age 85
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Languages
- English, Māori
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Kaikohe → Auckland → Otahuhu → Dunedin → Kaka Point
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Boilermaker
- Active Years
- 1939-2008
- Influenced By
- R.A.K. Mason
- Influenced
- Ralph Hotere
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seddon Memorial Technical College | — | Night classes (Mathematics, Trade Drawing, Trade Theory) | — | 1939-1941 | New Zealand |
| Otahuhu College | — | Night classes | — | 1941 | New Zealand |
Seddon Memorial Technical College
Night classes (Mathematics, Trade Drawing, Trade Theory)
Period:
1939-1941
Year of Graduation:
1941
Country:
New Zealand
Otahuhu College
Night classes
Period:
1941
Year of Graduation:
1941
Country:
New Zealand
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Robert Burns Fellowship | — | — | University of Otago | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Robert Burns Fellowship | — | — | University of Otago | 受賞 |
| 1991 | University of Auckland Literary Fellowship | — | — | University of Auckland | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Te Mata New Zealand Poet Laureate | — | — | Te Mata Poets | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Montana New Zealand Book Awards | Piggy-back Moon | — | — | ファイナリスト |
| 2003 | Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement | — | 詩 | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Arts Foundation Icon Artist | — | — | Arts Foundation of New Zealand | 選出 |
| 2005 | Honorary Doctor of Literature | — | — | The University of Auckland | 授与 |
Robert Burns Fellowship
1969
Organization:
University of Otago
Result:
受賞
Robert Burns Fellowship
1974
Organization:
University of Otago
Result:
受賞
University of Auckland Literary Fellowship
1991
Organization:
University of Auckland
Result:
受賞
Te Mata New Zealand Poet Laureate
1999
Organization:
Te Mata Poets
Result:
受賞
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
2002
Work:
Piggy-back Moon
Result:
ファイナリスト
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
2003
Category:
詩
Result:
受賞
Arts Foundation Icon Artist
2003
Organization:
Arts Foundation of New Zealand
Result:
選出
Honorary Doctor of Literature
2005
Organization:
The University of Auckland
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
No Ordinary Sun
1964 Poetry collectionHis first and arguably best known work, published to widespread acclaim and reprinted ten times.
Māori perspectivetonal varietynature
Bibliography
- No Ordinary Sun (1964)
- Come Rain Hail (1970)
- Sapwood and Milk (1972)
- Something Nothing (1973)
- Making a Fist of It (1978)
- Selected Poems (1980)
- Year of the Dog (1982)
- Was wirklicher ist als Sterben (1985)
- Mihi: Collected Poems (1987)
- Short Back & Sideways (1992)
- Deep River Talk: Collected Poems (1994)
- Shape-Shifter (1997)
- Piggy-back Moon (2001)
- Oooooo......!!! (2005)
- Friend
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Tonal varietyNatural shift between formal and informal registersBlend of humour and pathosDistinctly Māori perspective
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureCatlins sceneryMāori cultureVernacular familiarity
Legacy
Regarded as New Zealand's most distinguished Māori writer, received numerous honors including Poet Laureate and Prime Minister's Award.
In Popular Culture
- Poem 'Rain' voted New Zealand's favourite poem in 2007.
- His haiku incorporated into Selwyn Muru's 'Waharoa' sculpture in 1990.
- Poetry featured in UPU at Auckland Arts Festival 2020.
Trivia
- Belonged to Ngāpuhi iwi (hapū: Ngati Korokoro, Ngāti Tautahi, Te Popoto, Te Uri-o-Hua).
- Served in Japan with J Force post-WWII.
- Began writing seriously after resigning from Communist Party branch in 1956.
- Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust formed in 2010.