Notes

"Like weaving itself, the work will take you up and down, over and under as the flax whips in the opposite direction. The texture, colour and pattern of the weave draws the reader into the fabric of our whenua. Kaituhi Rāwhiti Two is a kete brimming with word, heart and soul of writers from, or with a connection to, te Tairāwhiti. 'This year's anthology is subtitled Weaving of Words from the East Coast. The phrase evokes the image of whakapapa, of a tukutuku being woven with designs that acknowledge the past, consider the present and look forward to the future. I know that readers will be as moved as I am by stories, poems, and memoirs that have special meaning for us Coasties. They portray our lives, our stories of who we are, and our dreams of who we could be.' - Witi Ihimaera"--Back cover.