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Tusiata Avia
New Zealand poet and children's author
Donna Tusiata AviaMNZM (born 1966) is a New Zealand poet and children's author.
Tusiata avia biography of barack
She has been recognised for her work through receiving a 2020 Queen's Birthday Honour and in 2021 her collection The Savage Coloniser won the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.
The Savage Coloniser and her previous work Wild Dogs Under My Skirt have been turned into live stage plays presented in a number of locations.
Background
Avia was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] Her father is Samoan and her mother is New Zealand European.[2] Avia graduated from the University of Canterbury and in 2002 received an MA in creative writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters.[1][3] Avia currently resides in the Christchurch suburb of Aranui.[4]
Career
Avia's poetry explores Pasifika and cross-cultural themes, as well as the