Hinemoana Baker is a published poet, a musician and recording artist, teacher of creative writing and occasional broadcaster. She was the 2016  Creative New Zealand’s Berlin Writer-in-Residence.

Hinemoana’s first book of poetry, mātuhi | needle, was co-published in New Zealand and the US in 2004. Actor, writer and artist Viggo Mortensen’s publishing house Perceval Press co-published the book, which features the paintings of Ngāi Tahu artist Jenny Rendall. Her first album, puāwai (Jayrem Records, 2004), was a finalist for the New Zealand Music Awards and the APRA Silver Scrolls Māori Language award.

Her second collection of poetry, kōiwi kōiwi | bone bone (Victoria UP), was launched in Wellington in 2010 followed by waha | mouth (Victoria UP, 2014). She co-edited the anthology Kaupapa: New Zealand Poets, World Issues in 2007, and has released four more CDs of music and poetry.

Hinemoana’s most recent collection Funkhaus (Victoria UP, 2020) is currently shortlisted for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

 

Links

Hinemoana’s website

Read NZ Te Pou Muramura writer page

Victoria University Press author page

Wikipedia

Poetry Foundation author page