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=== Life and career ===
=== Life and career ===
Latham was born in Wellington to Gerry Te Kapa Coates and Sally Kārito Latham and has [[Māori people|Māori]] ancestry from [[Ngāi Tahu|Kāi Tahu,]] [[Kāti Māmoe]] and [[Waitaha (South Island iwi)|Waitaha]].
Latham was born in Wellington tin 1980 to Gerry Te Kapa Coates and Sally Kārito Latham and has [[Māori people|Māori]] ancestry from [[Ngāi Tahu|Kāi Tahu,]] [[Kāti Māmoe]] and [[Waitaha (South Island iwi)|Waitaha]].


She went through kohanga reo and studied te reo Māori, arts and science through school and started writing poetry and fiction as a teenager. She was mentored in matauranga and rongoā by Mihipeka Edwards, Tiahuia Gray and Rakāto Te Rangiita.
She went through kohanga reo and studied te reo Māori, arts and science through school and started writing poetry and fiction as a teenager. She was mentored in matauranga and rongoā by Mihipeka Edwards, Tiahuia Gray and Rakāto Te Rangiita.
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In 2007 her short story Fly Away Home was published by [[Huia Publishers]] as part of the Pikihuia Awards and recorded for [[Radio New Zealand|RNZ]]. Again in 2013 her novel extract Ahi Kā was runner up in the Pikihiuia Awards and published.
In 2007 her short story Fly Away Home was published by [[Huia Publishers]] as part of the Pikihuia Awards and recorded for [[Radio New Zealand|RNZ]]. Again in 2013 her novel extract Ahi Kā was runner up in the Pikihiuia Awards and published.


In 2023 her first collection of poetry Birdspeak was published by [https://www.anahera.co.nz/books/birdspeak Anahera Press]. Tru Paraha states in her review for New Zealand Review of Books 'The book is undoubtedly a ‘gathering of entities’ haloed by a constellation of tīpuna, mentors, colleagues, whanauka, and friends whose support is acknowledged by the author. Endorsements for this first collection feel earned. An ecologically minded song of survival, ''Birdspeak'' should find an eager readership across generations.'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paraha |first=Tru |date=2023-07-27 |title=Birdspeak by Arihia Latham |url=https://www.nzreviewofbooks.com/birdspeak-by-arihia-latham/#:~:text=This%20collection%20includes%20visceral%20portraits,drawing%20from%20a%20volatile%20biography.&text=until%20it%20was%20limp. |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books |language=en-AU}}</ref>
In 2023 her first collection of poetry Birdspeak was published by [https://www.anahera.co.nz/books/birdspeak Anahera Press]. Tru Paraha states in her review for New Zealand Review of Books 'The book is undoubtedly a ‘gathering of entities’ haloed by a constellation of tīpuna, mentors, colleagues, whanauka, and friends whose support is acknowledged by the author. Endorsements for this first collection feel earned. An ecologically minded song of survival, ''Birdspeak'' should find an eager readership across generations.'<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paraha |first=Tru |date=2023-07-27 |title=Birdspeak by Arihia Latham |url=https://www.nzreviewofbooks.com/birdspeak-by-arihia-latham/#:~:text=This%20collection%20includes%20visceral%20portraits,drawing%20from%20a%20volatile%20biography.&text=until%20it%20was%20limp. |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Solly |first=Ruby |date=2023-05-28 |title=Between ‘Birdspeak’ and ‘The Artist’: Arihia Latham and Ruby Solly in conversation |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/28-05-2023/between-birdspeak-and-the-artist-arihia-latham-and-ruby-solly-in-conversation |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=The Spinoff |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=Birdspeak - takahē |url=https://www.takahe.org.nz/birdspeak/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>


Her work has been anthologised widely, in Ōrongohau [[Best New Zealand Poems|Best New Zealand poems]] (2023), Te Awa o Kupu ([https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.nz/ Penguin Random House NZ)], Rapture ([[Auckland University Press|AUP]]), Flora ([[Te Papa Press]]) and Koe ([[Otago University Press|Otago University Press)]].
'this book feels like a beautiful culmination of all the things you are and roles that you hold so well. You as a rongoā practitioner, as a māmā, as Kāi Tahu, as an advocate for Māori and Pāpātuanuku, and you as a creator.' The Spinoff by Dr Ruby Solly<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solly |first=Ruby |date=2023-05-28 |title=Between ‘Birdspeak’ and ‘The Artist’: Arihia Latham and Ruby Solly in conversation |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/28-05-2023/between-birdspeak-and-the-artist-arihia-latham-and-ruby-solly-in-conversation |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=The Spinoff |language=en}}</ref>


Latham has been the arts columnist for [[The Post (New Zealand newspaper)|The Post]], and responded to many artists through essays, interviews and poetry. Her poetic film Takaroa screened on the water for Mana Moana as part of [[Matariki|Matariki 2024.]]
'Moving from the ancient worlds into today, the poems in this book do not hide the beauty of ancestral practice, but nor do they shy away from the raw challenge of finding the place where those two worlds meet. From loss and abuse to the myriad trials of teenagehood; from phobias to pregnancy, from ambulances to atua—these poems tell the stories of real lives; sometimes floating, sometimes flying, sometimes in darkness, and sometimes in light.' Takahe Magazine by Isla Huia<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=Birdspeak - takahē |url=https://www.takahe.org.nz/birdspeak/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

Her work has been anthologised widely, in the last year in Te Awa o Kupu ([https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.nz/ Penguin Random House NZ)], Rapture ([[Auckland University Press|AUP]]), Flora ([[Te Papa Press]]) and Koe ([[Otago University Press|Otago University Press)]].

Latham has been the arts columnist for [[The Post (New Zealand newspaper)|The Post]], and responded to many artists through essays, interviews and poetry. She performs and chairs many events at arts festivals and often collaborates, creates and writes on collective art projects, rongoā, social justice and living sustainably. Her poetic film Takaroa screened on the water for Mana Moana as part of [[Matariki|Matariki 2024.]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 02:13, 6 September 2024

  • Comment: Obviously promotional, certainly not written like an encyclopedic biography, and lacking in secondary sources. Drmies (talk) 01:51, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Arihia Latham. Image by Amber-Jayne Bain.

Arihia Latham (born in 1980) is a writer, rongoā practitoner, cultural and sustainabilty advisor.

Life and career

Latham was born in Wellington tin 1980 to Gerry Te Kapa Coates and Sally Kārito Latham and has Māori ancestry from Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe and Waitaha.

She went through kohanga reo and studied te reo Māori, arts and science through school and started writing poetry and fiction as a teenager. She was mentored in matauranga and rongoā by Mihipeka Edwards, Tiahuia Gray and Rakāto Te Rangiita.

She studied rongoā and completed a Bachelor of Health Science in complementary medicine in 2002.

She has three children born in 2002, 2004 and 2016.

In 2007 her short story Fly Away Home was published by Huia Publishers as part of the Pikihuia Awards and recorded for RNZ. Again in 2013 her novel extract Ahi Kā was runner up in the Pikihiuia Awards and published.

In 2023 her first collection of poetry Birdspeak was published by Anahera Press. Tru Paraha states in her review for New Zealand Review of Books 'The book is undoubtedly a ‘gathering of entities’ haloed by a constellation of tīpuna, mentors, colleagues, whanauka, and friends whose support is acknowledged by the author. Endorsements for this first collection feel earned. An ecologically minded song of survival, Birdspeak should find an eager readership across generations.'[1][2][3]

Her work has been anthologised widely, in Ōrongohau Best New Zealand poems (2023), Te Awa o Kupu (Penguin Random House NZ), Rapture (AUP), Flora (Te Papa Press) and Koe (Otago University Press).

Latham has been the arts columnist for The Post, and responded to many artists through essays, interviews and poetry. Her poetic film Takaroa screened on the water for Mana Moana as part of Matariki 2024.

References

  1. ^ Paraha, Tru (2023-07-27). "Birdspeak by Arihia Latham". Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  2. ^ Solly, Ruby (2023-05-28). "Between 'Birdspeak' and 'The Artist': Arihia Latham and Ruby Solly in conversation". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  3. ^ "Birdspeak - takahē". 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2024-09-06.