Poroporoaki to the Lord My God: Weaving the Via Dolorosa:
Ekphrasis in Response to Walk (Series C) by Colin McCahon 
by Anahera Gildea​

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Poroporoaki is, as the subtitle suggests, a response to Colin McCahon’s paintings that are, in turn a response to the death of poet James K. Baxter. In this rich poem up-and-coming writer Anahera Gildea takes these threads and weaves them into a vivid Māori cultural context. The result is powerful, emotional and beautiful.
 
This exquisitely produced hand-bound book was first published in a limited first edition of 150 hand-numbered copies. The first edition has now sold out, but a second, un-numbered edition is now available. The books are bound with hemp and flax-linen thread, and features a fly-leaf insert of hand-made harakeke (New Zealand flax) paper made by Pakohe Papers in Whanganui.

About the author

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Anahera Gildea (Ngāti Raukawa-ki-Te-Tonga, Kāi Tahu, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāi Te Rangi) is a Wellington-based writer who has had her poems and short stories published in a variety of journals. She recently completed the Masters of Creative Writing at Victoria University of Wellington and is currently finishing her first novel.

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Title: Poroporoaki to the Lord My God: Weaving the Via Dolorosa: Ekphrasis in Response to 
Walk (Series C) by Colin McCahon
Author: Anahera Gildea
Category: Poetry
ISBN: 978-0-9941345-0-9
Format: Paperback, 210 mm (tall) x 148 mm (wide), 20 pages
RRP:  $20
Publication Date:  April 2016
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