About Samoa
Samoa is a small island country in the central South Pacific Ocean. It is made up of an archipelago of nine islands, four of which are inhabited. The two largest islands are Savai’i and Upolu. Samoa sits about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii. The country originated from volcanic activity. It is mountainous, with many lakes and rivers.
Region
Population
198,400 (2022)
Area
2,800 square kilometres
High Commissioner
N/A
Capital
Apia
Joined Commonwealth
1970, following administration by New Zealand
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Episode guests
Audrey Brown-Pereira
Audrey Brown-Pereira is an innovative poet who plays with text on the page and performs words in the air/ ear. Her poetry collections include ‘Threads of Tivaevae: Kaleidoskope of Kolours’ with Veronica Vaevae by Steele Roberts, ‘Passages in Between I(s)lands’ by Ala Press and ‘A-wake-(e)nd’ by Saufo’i Press.
A Pasifika poet of Cook Islands Maori and Samoan descent. Audrey lives with her family in Samoa and works for an environmental organisation that serves the Pacific region.
They Taking Pictures of Us in the Water
From her book ‘A-wake-(e)nd’ (2023)
May she rest in Peace
Featured in poet’s book ‘A-wake-(e)nd’ published by Saufo’i Press in 2023
she stands on our wall profile of another time looking to the future
her eyes seeing
all wealth of the common
common to the few
a world that is changing
a universe evolving
where the land is running away from the sea
the sea pushing the ocean to the sky
and the stars
giving hope to the forgotten
and the sun in its blinding light and heat ready to ascend the galaxy
her image a reflection of jubilee
upholding a crowned silhouette
with her white pearls sitting around her neck
the gentle line of her centre revealing the circles of her tree
why do i mourn you elisapeta? we are not blood
but bonded
by a past that is no longer the future
but you were always there
though i was not faithfu
A fantastical affair: transistor radio transmission receive
From her book ‘Passages in between I(s)lands’ (2014).
