Hone Tuwhare

Name
Hone Tuwhare

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Background

(1922-2008).  Poet.  Born in Northland he immersed himself in both Maoritanga and English literature.  A boilermaker by trade, he served in J-Force in Japan after the war.  He was active in the New Zealand Communist Party from 1942 until 1956.  From this time he began to write and published his first collection in 1964.  In 1969 he was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship to the University of Otago.

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Gender (if applicable)
Male

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