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    Ancestors in mind

    May 01, 2022 2 minutes
    BY NICHOLAS REID

    TUNUI/COMET, by Robert Sullivan (AUP, $19.99)

    t’s refreshing to read a collection of poetry as sane and clear of purpose as Robert Sullivan’s latest work. In Sullivan usually writes in English but often goes bilingual. He rejoices in accounts of iwi gatherings and discussions. He polishes foundational Māori stories in such poems as “Māui’s

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