Tightrope

Built around the abyss, the tightrope, and the trick that we all have to perform to walk across it, Pasifika poetry warrior Selina Tusitala Marsh brings to life in Tightrope her ongoing dialogue with memory, life and death to find out whether 'stories' really can 'cure the incurable'. In Marsh's poetry, sharp intelligence combines a focused warrior fierceness with perceptive humour and energy, upheld by the mana of the Pacific.

About the author

Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh is of Samoan, Tuvaluan, English and French descent. She was the first Pacific Islander to graduate with a PhD in English from the University of Auckland and is now an associate professor in the English department, specializing in Pasifika literature.

Summary

Built around the abyss, the tightrope, and the trick that we all have to perform to walk across it, Pasifika poetry warrior Selina Tusitala Marsh brings to life in Tightrope her ongoing dialogue with memory, life and death to find out whether "stories" really can "cure the incurable".

Product details

• Authors: Selina Tusitala Marsh, Marsh Selina Tusitala, Selina Tusitala Marsh
• Publisher: Auckland University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781869408725
• ISBN: 978-1-86940-872-5
• No. of pages: 112
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama