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Arapera Blank Quotes

1932–2002 New Zealand

Arapera Hineira Blank (née Kaa; 7 June 1932 – 30 July 2002) was a New Zealand poet, short-story writer and teacher. She wrote in both te reo Māori and English, and was one of the first Māori writers to be published in English.

New Zealand
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Poets
Short story writers

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I enjoy words that sparkle, whether they be in Māori, my mother tongue, or English. What a privilege it is to inherit and to appreciate a language, and to enjoy another equally.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Arapera Blank (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.