Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia

Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia (born 11 April 1951) is a Samoan poet and writer.

He is known for writing about the effects of colonialism and Western influences on Samoan culture and society.

Petaia was born in Samoa, and studied at the University of South Pacific in Fiji. A collection of his poems called Blue Rain was published in 1980 (among them the poem "Kidnapped"). Another poem called "Patches of the Rainbow" was published in 1992.

 Related pages
List of poets from Oceania

 References 
 Blue Rain
 Catalogue.nla.gov.au

Category:1951 births
Category:Living people
Category:Oceanian poets
Category:Samoan people