Archive - Tusiata Avia

Could I be a racist?

The big question

May 27 • Tusiata Avia

April 2026

Speaking my truth

I did a poetry reading recently.

Apr 24 • Tusiata Avia

March 2026

The world, writing and a poem for David Seymour

Mar 3 • Tusiata Avia

December 2025

Those free school lunches

Dec 12, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

November 2025

When a politician uses you (for cachet or whateva)

This is creepy.

Nov 29, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

Black Grace: 30th anniversary show

Nov 26, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

The most challenging book I've ever written

A conversation with Mark Amery on RNZ

Nov 26, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

Launch video (with sound!): Giving Birth To My Father

List of poems below video clips

Nov 18, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

Giving Birth To My Father - Book Launch

A recording from Tusiata Avia's live video

Nov 15, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

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September 2025

Writing and The Tunnel of Doom

To work, I must sit down, usually alone, in the quiet, facing the empty page.

Sep 29, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

July 2025

Some hope in dark times

I’m writing this with more hope in my heart than I have felt in a long time.

Jul 29, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

When is a Poet a Rockstar?

Talofa friends,

Jul 7, 2025 • Tusiata Avia

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