He kupu na te maia

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 Maori by a cohort of female graduates from Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, the Institute of Excellence in the Maori Language. This collection of ruri/poems will warm the hearts of Maya Angelou' s most ardent admirers and will also introduce new readers to the legendary poet,