First night. Day skies.
Contributors: Kunc, Karen S.; Taufa.; Blue Heron Press.; Press Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Blue Heron Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Lincoln, Neb
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Other titles: First night.; Day skies.
Notes: Two poems, with ill. by Karen Kunc. The first poem is an English version of a traditional Maori creation narrative, which first appeared (untitled, with first line: From the conception the increase) in: Te ika a Maui, or, New Zealand and its inhabitants / Richard Taylor. London, 1855. P. 14-15. The second is a translation by Beatrice Shirley Baker of a recitative spoken in Tongan by Taufa; the original (untitled, with first line: Ke fanongo mai e tama hiva ni) and translation were first published in: Tongan myths and tales / compiled by Edward Winslow Gifford. Honolulu, 1924. P. 18.
Limited ed. of 20 copies.
Printed on double leaves.
LC has copy no. 4.
Source: Purchase, Oct. 1, 1990.