Author : Vaughan Rapatahana

Vaughan Rapatahana is Māori and lives in Hong Kong, with a house in Aotearoa. His wife is from the Philippines, where they also have a home. His work has been published in variety of genres worldwide. Two poetry collections were published in 2011: Home Away Elsewhere (Proverse Hong Kong) and china as kafka (Kilmog Press, Aotearoa). His recent publications include a critique of English language agencies, English Language as Hydra (Multilingual Matters, U.K), and part-collections Karon Beach and Bride Price Two (Good Samaritan Press, Thailand). His novel Toa (Atuanui Press, Aotearoa) is forthcoming in 2013.