I read Tibble’s collection Poūkahangatus last year during the #ReadForMaui online readathon. I’ve been keeping an eye out for any new poetry from her because that first one moved me so much.

This second collection is just as powerful as her first. Tibble’s grasp of rhythm and pacing is astounding. Even reading the text, I can feel the pulse of her words. This is poetry meant to be heard, to feel the vibrations of her anger and her rebellion.

I loved this collection and I can’t wait to see what Tibble writes next.

Many thanks to both NetGalley and Knopf for the opportunity to review this arc.

An unpredictably beautiful and unique collection of poems. Tibble does it again and is definitely one to watch!

Thank you for this beautiful ARC of poetry from Tay Tibble. These poems are vivid; I felt present within them as I was reading her story. A beautiful book of poetry that gave me the opportunity to learn about Maori culture. Would definitely recommend to avid poetry readers.

With her signature voice blending wit and humor, RANGIKURA covers girlhood, young womanhood, and feminism. Tibble sheds light on experiences ranging from rebellion, body image, and the sense of losing one's home while growing up Māori in modern New Zealand.

My favorites are Lil Mermaidz, Takakino, Homewrecker, Hot Hine Summer, Hine-nui-te-pō, My Ancestors Send Me Screenshots.

I am a huge fan of Joy Harjo and creative First Peoples. This is an excellent addition from a lovely melodic voice. Thank you for the opportunity to review this book.

I am a lover of poetry, but I found myself confused at many points in this collection. However, where this book of poetry had continuity issues, there were phenomenal moments of clarity as well. Many moments in this collection moved me and sat with me well after I finished the book. Though I have mixed emotions, I did enjoy the experience rendered.

A poetry collection for all of the girls raised on Lana Del Rey's <i>Born To Die</i>. Sneaking liquor from your family, smoking weed with your sorta boyfriend, and reflecting on all of it. I love the irreverence for the world here. But don't be mistaken, her reverence for her spiritual world and cultural history never misses. A good mix of poems and proems (prose poems). I would point out specific poems that I loved but once I dug into this collection each poem was a hit. I particularly enjoyed the way she discussed shame.

Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf for this e-arc. <3

Tibble is excellent at telling a whole story in few words, complete with emotion. This was a quick read that felt very modern and current, and a lot of it felt like a friend talking to me in the middle of the night. Definitely recommend!

Thanks to Knopf and Netgalley for the e-ARC!

I read 35 percent and had gotten this book based on the title and cover. DNF (did not finish) The poetic storytelling really was confusing and I didn’t know what my opinion was. It’s for a much older audience but it went past my head. It’s erotic, vague, and contains vignettes of perhaps the author’s life or fantasies. Like I would suggest you become an expert of Māori culture and livelihood (hopefully I’m not wrong about this) because it’s filled with vocabulary I wasn’t aware of. It’s a niche poetic piece of writing. I wasn’t impressed but I could see this being a great piece for English curriculum to analyze for junior or senior year of high school. I would rate this at 2.5 which is three stars for having qualities of a brave, vulnerable, and exciting poetic piece.

There's no doubt Tayi can write. She balanced playful language and flow with vibrant Maori cultural references so well. This collection featured vivid imagery and lines that made me pause, but they were intertwined with distracting Gen Z slang. I know that makes me sound like a boomer rather than a millennial, but I'm interested to see what Tayi writes next.

A big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.


I really, really love poetry, but sadly, this one wasn't for me. I don't know if it was the writing style, but something was definitely missing.

Thank you @NetGalley and @aaknopf for the e-ARC

Raw and vulnerable, Tibble plays with the definitions of femininity and the sexual nature of women within her experience and community to create a collection of poetry that moves between powerful to powerless. Playing both to the US hip hop culture that is imported into New Zealand and her own Maori roots, the language is vivid, direct and unique.

Tibble chooses to shrug off most of the western rules of poetry to live in free verse or rhythmic flows which keep the collection fresh and exciting. Focusing not on the classical rules of beauty, she chooses to display a beauty that exists just beyond the colonial gaze.

This is the Tibble’s sophomore collection, and in a new printing. It will be exciting to see where she goes from here as much of this collection focuses on her younger experiences.

Fresh, rhythmic, and colorful. Full of Māori inspired imagery and culture, Tibble paints a picture of belonging and love. Her writing has improved since her debut and I'm excited to see how she continues to grow her craft.

My favorite poems are: "Tohunga", "Mars in Scorpio", "Hine-nui-te-po", and "4 the Dead Homies."

This was an interesting collection, and I enjoyed a few of the poems a lot. I feel like some of it was for shock value, but I'm not sure, I feel like after a reread it might feel less like that.

I thoheroughly enjoyed this sophomore collection of poems by Māori poet Tayi Tibble, and I would very much like to read her debut now! Reviewing poetry always feels difficult because it’s often so subjective, but I loved the careful craft of these poems, the modern and down-to-earth voice of them, and how integral the author’s Māori identity is to them. The sense of place and atmosphere evoked was just wonderful.

My one reservation is that it felt like there were some poems, and some places in the longer poems, where the language and flow didn’t quite live up to what the author had demonstrated she can do elsewhere in the collection, so it didn’t quite hit five stars ... but it was a wonderful, deeply enjoyable read, and I would most certainly recommend it.

Thank you so much to Knopf and Netgalley for the advance copy!

Rangikura is a complex and unflinching memoir and poetry/prose hybrid by promising Māori author Tayi Tibble. Descriptions of childhood, puberty, and mature themes intertwine with dizzying speed and almost choppy juxtaposition, as do beautiful indigenous terms and English-language obscenities. While it is incredibly jarring — if not quite off-putting — to read of childhood trauma in New Zealand and adult sexual liberation in America in nearly the same breath, the work overall is strangely beautiful and, if nothing else, unquestionably unforgettable.

Thank you to the publisher! Unfortunately, some poems resonated and others did not. I would recommend this book to some friends and colleagues, but not all.

Badass, Cultural, Emotional, and Raw

I love the formatting and the change from poetry to story to poetry. I felt like we saw many milestones and defining moments in the author's life. Her words flow like a rap song. The descriptive backgrounds really allowed me to envision her on the island, at dinner, in a hotel. At times flexing and others feeling shattered. Highly Recommend.

Through her poetry, Tayi Tibble, brings the reader into her world and the world of her ancestors. It is a beautifully written book that I hope to share with my students and fellow teachers. Thank you for allowing me to read it.

Rage. Vulnerable. Feminist.

Rangikura is a coming of age collection of poetry that is unabashedly vulnerable with feminine rage threaded throughout. Tibble weaves poems that are autobiographical in short and long form. Verses deeply resonate and strongly depict the complicated and messy relationship surrounding family, romantic and sexual partners, and of oneself. Its cathartic and filled with ancestral acknowledgement and love.