Robert Sullivan (poet)
Robert Sullivan (born 1967 ) is a significant Māori writers from Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Biography and author role
Robert Sullivan is joined in his ancestral background by his parents with both Māori and with the Irish. He identifies himself with the group of Nga Puhi and describes itself in its identity as multicultural.
So far he has published many different books, but they all basically illuminate the multiple dimensions of Māori tradition in past, present and future each in their own way and explore. His style can be described as postmodern or as further development thereof and is characterized by a high sensitivity and wide perception against socio-cultural issues in contemporary society in Aotearoa / New Zealand.
As a concrete example, Star Waka plant is mentioned. In this lyrical narrative, the author linked stylistically to to oral narrative traditions of Māori and combines contemporary themes with traditional cultural concepts. In this way it acts in the style of an odyssey through the width of the Māorikultur the question of sustainable identity and home in the present. Therefore also all the poems of the collection together as a Waka can be understood - the book embodied by its own history.
In addition to the literary developments, Robert Sullivan's literary activity also extends to editorial projects. For example, he works as an editor of the online journal trout since its inception in 1997 summary, it is important to note that Robert Sullivan -. Supported by awards and his career - now occupies an established and highly valued role as a writer in Aotearoa and as one of the most important Māori writers working today.
Works (selection)
- Jazz Waiata (1990 )
- Piki Ake: Poems 1990-92 (1993 )
- Maui - Legends of the Outcast (1996 )
- Star Waka (1999) [ German Stars - Waka, MANA -Verlag 2012]
- Weaving Earth and Sky: Myths & Legends of Aotearoa (2002)
- Captain Cook in the Underworld (2002)
- Voice Carried My Family (2005)
- Shout Ha! to the Sky (2010)
- Cassino: City of Martyrs (2010)