Briar WoodBriar Wood

Briar Wood grew up in South Auckland. Until 2012, she lived and worked as a lecturer in Britain, where she published poetry, fiction and essays. Returning to Northland places, where her Te Hikutū ki Hokianga, Ngāpuhi Nui whakapaka resonates with ecological concerns, she now combines travel, occasional lecturing and a focus on writing. Briar was born in Taumarunui in 1958.

The Friday Poem: ‘Kuramārōtini’ by Briar Wood.

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New verse by Northland writer Briar Wood.   Kuramārōtini   So the story goes that trickster Kupe cheated his friend into diving overboard to free the lines then paddled rapidly away.   Some hoa. Best to know that legendary navigators take huge risks and do not make the safest companions.   Ākuanei— she asked herself— … Read more