Author Talk: Amber Esau
About this Event
About the event
Vibe with indigenous SāMāoRish (Ngāpuhi / Manase) author Amber Esau for We Read Tāmaki Auckland as she shares kōrero on Hungus, a poetry collection that weave myth, pop culture, pūrakau and science fiction.
Come and voice the "heartiest of cheehoos" and bask in the light of Amber's authenticity and talent, support our local authors and borrow a Bestie or buy your own copy on the night.
Nau mai, haere mai to our whare Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero – Central City Library for a night of shimmering brown excellence.
About the book
In the belly of Hungus is the Mantis: an amorphous, many-faced being, as fluid and full of history as the moana. It is a thing holding a machete in one hand and a mic in another. On one day we see it carrying a schoolbag full of ice creams, on another, making shadow puppets on a grave.
Through this elusive entity, Hungus tells stories of addiction. Addictions that settle like a film on tea, that crawl into the home, that devour us from the inside out, that reach for something to fill the vā. These are stories that shape us, taunt us, flex on us and keep us spinning in circles.
About the author
Amber Esau is a SāMāoRish (Ngāpuhi / Manase) writer from Tāmaki Makaurau. She is a poet, storyteller, and professional bots. She has a BCA from Manukau Institute of Technology and an MA from the International Institute of Modern Letters, and in 2023 she co-edited the queer poetry anthology Spoiled Fruit. She is a past recipient of the Emerging Pasifika Writers Residency from the Michael King Writers Centre and the Ideas In Residence residency from the Basement Theatre. Always vibing at a languid pace, she has had work published in print and online journals.
Image credit: Julie Zhu
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