Ensuring the literary embers still burn bright
Despite the setbacks and difficulties, sparkling embers still burn in the fireplace of Papua New Guinean literature. Rait ples, rait papagraun, rait pipol. Right place, right heritage, right people. In Tok Pisin rait is also ‘write’ – Keith Jackson MICHAEL DOM – posted on PNG Attitude blog LAE – Around the middle of June, Ples Singsing Writers &Continue reading “Ensuring the literary embers still burn bright”
Sir Peter Barter, great figure in PNG, dies at 82
GARRY ROCHE – posted on PNG Attitude blog MAYNOOTH, IRELAND – Sir Peter Barter, 82, who passed away in Cairns after a short illness on Wednesday 22 June, was well known and respected as a politician and businessman. It is widely acknowledged that he achieved much in his time especially for both Madang Town andContinue reading “Sir Peter Barter, great figure in PNG, dies at 82”
26 Letters
By Michael Mondo This poem is about the motivation I sought when writing. Sometimes words don’t come easily, other times they just flow in the mind, like wave ripples; single words, dancing letters, phrase, etc. And all It takes is to capture the first wave of letters before the next can be revealed. When lettersContinue reading “26 Letters”
Dominica Are & her Prized Possessions
HAZEL KUTKUE| Sipikriva Girl Blog | Photographs by Dominica Are ‘Prized Possessions: A Collection of Poetry’by Dominica Are, paperback, 132 pages. Independently published, March 2020. ISBN-13 979-8622956454. Available here from Amazon for $US8.73 BRAUN – Poetry makes for beautiful literature. Sipikriva Girl, despite not entirely embracing poetry, had the opportunity to speak to 34-year old writer, poet andContinue reading “Dominica Are & her Prized Possessions”
WHY BUY A PNG AUTHORED BOOK?
By Caroline Evari A fellow Papua New Guinean author once told me, “I gave up drinking when I got the response from my fellow Papua New Guinean menfolk that my K50 book was too expensive. A carton of beer seemed more affordable than a reading book” How many of us have picked up a PNGContinue reading “WHY BUY A PNG AUTHORED BOOK?”
Ples Singsing igat bikpela bel sori tru long lainim olsem Sir Peter Barter emi lusim yumi olgeta long dispela dei 22 June, 2022
Mipela givim tok sori igo long ol famili, poroman-meri na ol pipol bilong em long Madang. Sir Peter Barter emi wanpela gutpela lida, bisinis man na papa tru isave givim bel na sevis igo long ol pipol bilong em. Anutu i save gut tru long em na bai givim em gutpela malolo.
Global First As Young Eswatini Writer Ntsika Kota Wins 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
By Ruth Killick – The Nigerian Voice 29-year-old newcomer makes history as first winner from Eswatini Kota’s story ‘and the earth drank deep’ depicts a group of hunter-gatherers encountering threats from wild animals, disease and unexpected death Winning story praised for ‘putting “evil” on display without interrogation or judgement’ Twenty-nine-year-old Ntsika Kota has today been announcedContinue reading “Global First As Young Eswatini Writer Ntsika Kota Wins 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize”
Dom’s poetry receives Pacific praise
FAUMUINA FELOLINI MARIA TAFUNA’I| Flying Geese Productions CHRISTCHURCH – Poet Michael Dom’s two newest books are being praised for their illumination of life in Papua New Guinea and as a “treasure chest of a special type of poetry”. Dried Grass over Rough Cut Logs and 26 Sonnets: Contemporary Papua New Guinean Poetry were launched this month. Veteran writer ProfessorContinue reading “Dom’s poetry receives Pacific praise”
An Interview with Mary Rokonadravu, Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Pacific Region
Posted by Pacific Corporation Foundation Mary Rokonadravu, a Fijian writer, is the 2022 winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Pacific region. Her story, The Nightwatch, was one of 6,730 entries this year and shortlisted alongside 26 other writers from the continents of Africa, Asia, Canada & Europe, and the Caribbean. Of thisContinue reading “An Interview with Mary Rokonadravu, Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for the Pacific Region”
My Walk to Equality – voices of wisdom, optimism and hope
TRISH NICHOLSON – posted on 19/01/2017 PNG Attitude blog My Walk to Equality, edited by Rashmii Amoah Bell, Pukpuk Publications, 278 pages. Paperback $US10.53 or Kindle $US1.00. ISBN-10: 1542429242. ISBN-13: 978-1542429245. Available here from Amazon MY Walk to Equality is a remarkable achievement. Not only as Papua New Guinea’s first anthology of women writers but also forContinue reading “My Walk to Equality – voices of wisdom, optimism and hope”
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