Mophead Tu: The Queen’s Poem

In her bestselling Mophead, poet laureate and fast talking PI Selina Tusitala Marsh recounted her experience growing up Pasifika in Aotearoa and realising how her (and your) difference can make a difference.

In Mophead Tu, Selina is crowned Commonwealth Poet and invited to perform for the Queen in Westminster Abbey. But when someone at work calls her a ‘sellout’, Selina starts doubting herself. Can she stand with her people who struggled against the Queen . . . and serve the Queen?

From the sinking islands in the south seas to the smoggy streets of London, Mophead Tu: The Queen’s Poem is a hilariously thought-provoking take on colonial histories and one poet’s journey to bridge the divide.

Selina has to work out where she stands and how to be true to herself. She has to build a bridge from her sinking islands in the south seas to the smoggy streets of London. And she has to write a poem. None of it is easy. All of it is hilarious and moving.

Featuring Megan and Harry, piglets and climate change, Mophead Tu: The Queen’s Poem is colonialism 101 for kids. It will make you laugh and make you think.

Format: Hardback
Pages: 96
Imprint: Auckland University Press
Publication date: 12/11/2020
Illustrator: Marsh, Selina Tusitala
Series: Mophead