Khadro Mohamed speaks to us about losing, and then regaining, her Somali language and how her culture and language influence her poetry. She shares her experiences growing up in a New Zealand where she was frequently complimented on her Kiwi accent and we examine what to do when someone doesn't "understand" a poem.
Khadro Mohamed speaks to us about losing, and then regaining, her Somali language and how her culture and language influence her poetry. She shares her experiences growing up in a New Zealand where she was frequently complimented on her Kiwi accent and we examine what to do when someone doesn’t “understand” a poem.
Join season 2 hosts and English teachers, Pere Durie and Luke McFarlane, as they discuss pūrākau from around the motu and explore how we can weave this into our classroom practice.
Season 2 of this NZATE podcast is engineered by Angad Vraich.