Haare Williams

"A kaumatua reflects in poetry and prose, in te reo and English, on his journey from te ao Maori on the East Coast to contemporary Auckland. Ko te kopara anake e tarere ki te puihi o te makauri. Oti rawa! Kia oti rawa e!.. This book edited and introduced by Witi Ihimaera brings together Haare Williams's poetry, talks, writings, and photography to produce a work that is a biography of the man--and his times--in poetry and prose. The book is in four sections: poems from the world Haare was born in; poetry from the world he began to live in; poems of the world he confronted; and poetry from the world he lives in now. The book is a celebration of the Kaumatua as well as an exemplar of his wisdom."--aotearoabooks.co.nz.