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Kahu Tumai

Kaituhi Tūtahi | Contributing Writer

Kahu Tumai (she/her) has whakapapa to the Waikato Tainui rōhe. She is a Māmā, a writer and an activist living in Ōtautahi. Her writing explores takatāpuitanga, intersectional feminisms, and the body. She has poetry published in Tupuranga and Mayhem Journal.

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Literature05.10.22

HEAL-ing: A Response to Simone Kaho’s HEAL!

Simone Kaho's second poetry book, HEAL!, is raw, unrelenting and visceral - in navigating trauma, the patriarchy and toxic masculinity as a Tongan-Pākehā survivor. Kahu Tumai responds.

By Kahu Tumai
Read Time: 8 mins

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