TY - BOOK AU - Marsh,Selina Tusitala TI - Dark sparring: poems SN - 9781869407865 U1 - NZ821.3 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Auckland PB - Auckland University Press KW - Grief KW - Poetry N1 - Accompanied by audio CD; Book: Matariki -- Chant from Matiatia to Orapiu -- Airport road to Apia -- Niu Sila skin -- Bound for Sigatoka -- Checklist -- All the smallest one -- Teaching Pacific literature -- Emailing Albert -- Afakasi archipelago -- Fast talking Somalis -- The best men / Sione's Wedding -- Girl from Tuvalu -- Lead -- Ha'akula circle -- New Zealand, the lucky country -- Genesis -- On plagiarism -- To war with story A photo album, an op-shop bragain and a grandbaby -- 50 ways to read a mother -- Mantra -- Ransom -- Blackbird -- Guidelines -- 13 ways of looking at mourning -- Penance -- Noose -- Page 11 -- This is how we are to love -- A formal dinner -- Signs -- The day Amy died -- Boxing -- Galu afi -- Fatele -- Pebble -- Muay Thai on Saturdays -- Master tricks -- Floating ribs -- First spar -- Kickboxing cancer -- Anniversary -- Salt --; CD: Matariki -- Chant from Matiatia to Orapiu -- Emailing Albert -- Lead -- New Zealand, the lucky country -- On plagiarism -- Noose -- Boxing -- Fatele -- Muay Thai on Saturdays -- First spar -- Kickboxing cancer -- Salt N2 - "The author combats the family loss of her mother dying with all the techniques of poetry, ritual and Thai kickboxing at her disposal"--Publisher information ER -