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Rangikura

Poems

by Tayi Tibble
Tayi Tibble
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A fiery second collection of poetry from the acclaimed Indigenous New Zealand writer that U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo calls, “One of the most startling and original poets of her generation.”
Tayi Tibble returns on the heels of her incendiary debut with a bold new follow-up. Barbed and erotic, vulnerable and searching, Rangikura asks readers to think about our relationship to desire and exploitation. Moving between hotel lobbies and all-night clubs, these poems chronicle life spent in spaces that are stalked by transaction and reward. “I grew up tacky and hungry and dazzling,” Tibble writes. “Mum you should have tied me/to the ground./Instead I was given/to this city freely.”   
Here is a poet staking out a sense of freedom on her own terms in times that very often feel like end times. Tibble’s range of forms and sounds are dazzling. Written with Māori moteatea, purakau, and karakia (chants, legends, and prayers) in mind, Rangikura explores the way the past comes back, even when she tries to turn her back on it. “I was forced to remember that,/wherever I go,/even if I go nowhere at all,/I am still a descendent of mountains.”   
At once a coming-of-age and an elegy to the traumas born from colonization, especially the violence enacted against indigenous women, Rangikura interrogates not only the poets’ pain, but also that of her ancestors. The intimacy of these poems will move readers to laughter and tears. Speaking to herself, sometimes to the reader, these poems arc away from and return to their ancestral roots to imagine the end of the world and a new day. They invite us into the swirl of nostalgia and exhaustion produced in the pursuit of an endless summer. (“My heart goes out like an abandoned swan boat/ghosting along a lake”). They are a new highpoint from a writer of endless talent. 

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  • Release date

    April 9, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593824719
      • File size: 36285 KB
      • Duration: 01:15:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from February 19, 2024
      Ma¯ori poet Tibble (Poukahangatus) meditates on the turbulence of youth and the spiritual guidance of her ancestors in her sagacious and impishly outspoken second collection. These poems engage with overt and overlooked subjugation, the weight of expectation, and the quest for self-containment in piquant, virtuosic stream of consciousness fused with ripe sensuality and robust lyricism. Playful slang, refreshing impropriety, and the Ma¯ori language establish an aura of authenticity and relatability that Gen Z and Millennials specifically will appreciate. Hilarious, punchy one-liners are ubiquitous—from the vision of AI strippers and the concept of “slutty food” to “taking boyfriends/ like appointments with a doctor.” Indulgence is epitomized in a summary of nights out, employed by exquisite wordplay: “Hoarded invitations to swanky lobotomies/ where I sipped Dom Perignon and rolled my eyes in divination.” In the collection’s denouement, Tibble basks in the embrace of her ancestors: “They gas me full tank and/ yas me in the mirror/ as I summon them out of me with/ my mascara wands and glitter.” Refulgent moons, fevered trysts, and racing cars backdrop the speaker’s search for true fulfillment. These poems pulsate with the heightened emotions of formative years.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from June 1, 2024

      Tibble (Poūkahangatus), an Indigenous poet from Aotearoa, celebrates youth, friendship, and the pride that comes from being an urban Māori. Narrating her own work, Tibble's voice vibrates with energy and humor as she describes herself and her friends, the "Lil Mermaidz," strong and able to race the boys for "Western feminism" even as they recognize their true job: "to dive dumb / into the skin of the sea and throw / our heads full of good hair skywards, / saluting the sun." In the book's middle section, Tibble turns to prose poems. With a more somber tone, she immerses listeners in the uncertainty and intoxication of passing sexual encounters, which range from underwhelming to shame-inducing to exhilarating. Even as she revels in the vibrancy of youth, Tibble pays homage to her ancestors who ride with her: "They twerk on the roof of the Uber / as I'm pulling up late to the party. / They gas me full tank and yas me in the mirror / as I summon them out of me with my mascara wands and glitter." VERDICT Tibble's collection is at once sensual, playful, and contemplative. This can't-miss audio fairly glows.--Sarah Hashimoto

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Tayi Tibble's strong New Zealand accent may get in the way of clear comprehension of these poems for some listeners, at least until their ears have a chance to adjust. The sprinkling of Maori words adds to the atmosphere of the collection. The works focus--not always literally--on the poet's experiences making her way between her Maori culture and that of the European-descended majority population. The poems are strong, passionate, and often quite moving. However, Tibble delivers every line in much the same way. Not only does this become tedious, it also deprives the poems of their considerable emotional range and undeservedly lessens their impact on listeners. D.M.H. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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