TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rasmussen,Vaine-Iriano
TI  - Te-ava ora =: the passage of life : poems 
SN  - 9820201462
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Suva, Fiji
PB  - Mana Publications
KW  - Islands of the Pacific
KW  - Poetry
KW  - Cook Islander poetry (English)
N1  - Micronesian secrets. Kiribati. Learning patience -- Shellfish recollection -- Of love and babies -- The sea and her delights -- The wind -- Palau. Secrets of war -- Marshall Islands. A compact of free association -- Polynesian discoveries. Tonga. Bus ride from Holeva to Neiafu -- Watching Sesilili -- Cook Islands. Growing pearls -- Melanesian destiny. Papua New Guinea. Highland morning -- Solomon Islands. Shell money for my bride -- Vanuatu. Coke bottles for sale -- Women of Efaté marketplace -- New Caledonia. The long drive to Koné -- Private points of view. The warrior in woman -- The usual story -- A legacy -- Unbroken vows -- Time to move on -- Who are you? -- Child of my womb -- Iro-Nui
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