Vunimaqo and me
Subtitle: mango tree collections
By: Daren Kamali
Publisher: Kava Bowl Media
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Auckland
Language: eng; fij
Number of pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9780473556051
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Childhood and youth; Poetry
Notes: "Centres on a mango tree - Vunimaqo - that was the focal point of his youth. Vunimaqo stands by the Tubou Street Barracks, Samabula North, Suva, Fiji ... at the intersection of a community's life, overseeing and sharing the stories of its people ... [A] collection of poems, coupled with images that deepen the words, channelling the many voices and the stories of those who found connections and shelter by the mango tree"--Back cover.

The author was born and raised in Suva, Fiji, but is now based in New Zealand.

In English with some Fijian words ; includes a glossary.
Table of contents: title: Journey to Tubou; title: Tubou High; title: USN; title: Vunimaqo; title: Under the mango tree; title: Shadowland; title: Kailoma mangoes; title: Mangoes grew us; title: Chinese lollies; title: White Wash; title: I remember; title: Jeremiah; title: She is nana; title: Bottle boys; title: Buffalo soldier; title: Kite season; title: Wild dog Aki; title: Dara Fulla; title: MeCuzin's song; title: Response to MeCuzin's song; title: Who's the man?; title: Alec Spout; title: Golden moments; title: Nana Emma dreams; title: Taki session; title: Jimboy (RIP); title: Gone too soon; title: Tequila sunrise; title: Ta Solo; title: Trolls; title: Kundan Singh (RIP); title: Tamavua Parish; title: My mother; title: Lighthouse; title: Tubou footprints; title: Vunimaqo and me; title: Seven sistars; title: Parakasi; title: Taki; title: Ajanta Theatre; title: Wailoku Falls; title: Harry the grass cutter; title: Sayings of Fiji.