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Hope is a shovel and will give you blisters
Overwhelmed and often unmoved by the scientific and political jargon of climate change, Nadine Hura sets out to find a language to connect more deeply to the environmental crisis. But what begins as a journalistic quest
takes an abrupt and introspective turn following the death of her brother.
In the midst of grief, Hura works through science, purakau, poetry and back again. Seeking to understand climate change in relation to whenua and people, she asks: how should we respond to what has been lost? Her manysided
essays explore environmental degradation,social disconnection and Indigenous reclamation, insisting that any meaningful response must be grounded in Te Tiriti and anti-colonialism.
Slowing the Sun is a karanga to those who have passed on, as well as to the living, to hold on to ancestral knowledge for future generations.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Imprint: Bridget Williams NZ
Publication date: 01/05/2025
Slowing the Sun
by Nadine Hura
Review by Māia
Generous with insight and intimate korero, this book begins as an inquiry into the world of climate change activism and swiftly unfolds into an interrogation of the racist hierarchy of knowledge. These essays welcome us into the conversations being had in the margins, about our relationship with the natural world and the abundance of mahi that is dedicated to protecting that relationship. Hura’s words are rhythmically crafted, using language so precise and sensory that we are pulled into effect in surprising ways. In other words, it’s obvious that our author is a poet. Each essay is committed to revealing the interconnectedness and whakapapa of all that is before us, offering rich details of the author’s experience to deliver a truly phenomenal collection.
