A documentary glimpse into the life, art, and inimitable cheeky-as-a-kaka style of late Kiwi poet, Hone Tuwhare. In this Gaylene Preston-directed film, the man with "the big rubber face" (cheers Glenn Colquhoun) is observed at home, and travelling the country reading his work; polishing a new love poem; visiting old drinking haunts; reading to a hall full of entranced students; and expounding his distinctive views on everything from The Bible to Karl Marx's love life. He reads some of his best-known poems, including Rain and No Ordinary Sun
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Hone Tuwhare (1922-2008) - much-loved poet laureate (New Zealand's second), Māori, socialist, boiler maker, local character, sly shit-stirrer - has been described as, "New Zealand's ...
literature, poet, poetry, nz poetry, māori artists, biography, nz writers
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