Poet Tusiata Avia faces hate mail for addressing racism and Captain Cook's legacy in her poetry.
Poet Tusiata Avia, known for her provocative works, faces hate mail after addressing racism and the legacy of Captain Cook in her poetry. Her play Wild Dogs Under My Skirt tours Australia, with hopes for her show The Savage Coloniser to follow. One of her most controversial pieces, The 250th Anniversary of James Cook's Arrival in New Zealand, imagines girls hunting the naval explorer or his contemporaries with knives, questioning if they pursue the man or a legacy of colonisation.
March 30, 2024
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