War: No Ordinary Sun, Making a Fist of it

Environment protest: Not by Wind Ravaged, White Opossum

Introduction: Hone Tuwhare is considered as New Zealands most renowned Maori poet. His poetry is
mainly motivated by Maori culture; his relationship with nature and his opinion on the destructive
ability of man on both nature and himself are two of the most central themes that distinguish his poetry.
Tuwhares innermost thoughts and emotions are passionately expressed through his poetry whether it
be a show of deep reverence for nature or an angry protest against mankinds cruelty. His use of poetic
devices such as poetic apostrophe, personification, and onomatopoeia all help to strongly and
effectively deliver his message to his audience. I have chosen No Ordinary Sun, The River is an Island,
The Sea, to the Mountains, to the River, and Martin Luther King from Tuwhares collection of poetry as
all poems highlight the explicit connection of everything on this Earth to one another. Be it man to
nature, nature to nature, or man to man; everything is linked together and it is inevitable that each
elements actions will affect another. Among all these connections, Tuwhare emphasis the