Cry Sis : Poetry written by Ruby Macomber Performed by Ruby Macomber & Selina Alefosio

Abstract

Poetry written by Ruby Macomber Performed by Ruby Macomber & Selina Alefosio Cry Sis is the weaving of intellect and wisdom through the beautiful words of Ruby Macomber. The insightful voice of a new generation that has a gentle yet defiant stand on the interconnectedness of our Blue Pacific Continent to the call of the Pacific to keep 1.5 alive! The worlds that are presented by Ruby embroider the textured journey of the environment, ancestral metaphors and symbols of resilience against the complex web of the non-believers. Ruby’s words remind us of the frontline force of her generation of Aotearoa New Zealand with Rotuma and the Pacific beyond. Ruby Macomber Ruby Macomber is an award-winning poet, essayist and creative non-fiction writer of Rotuman, Scottish and Ngāpuhi descent. She is published in Landfall, Kete Books, Awa Wāhine, Signals and was the 2022 Starling Residency recipient at the New Zealand Young Writers Festival. Ruby is due to be published in the New Zealand Performance Poetry Anthology 2023. Credits Poetry written & Performed by Ruby Macomber Aunty Selina Alefosio Creative Directors Rachael Rakena & Michael Bridgman Music and Sound Design Laughton Kora Director of Photography Pikihuia Haenga-Little Gaffer Mark Papalii Production Manager Andrew Croot Edited by Andrew Suzuki Compositing Sam Harris Sound Engineering Tiki Taane Pasifika Voices 2023 features a collection of gifted Pacific poets joined by indigenous artists to create an artistic, insightful, digitally enhanced offering in this curated series of three video poems. The Mana Moana - Pasifika Voices collection of video works was created to amplify and support the Pacific to drive global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This collection is the third in a series that began in 2021. These poems have been gathered from our Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa to reflect the voices and experiences of our past and present Poets, providing offerings of wisdom and insight for a new generation. This initiative is supported by Aotearoa New Zealand and coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Storybox, with the support of Pacific Islands poets and artists, to amplify the Pacific voice at COP28. Series Credits Special Curator Audrey Brown-Pereira Directors/Mana Moana Curators Mike Bridgman & Rachael Rakena Music Director Laughton Kora Executive Producer Rob Appierdo Series Producer Amanda Walker Production Manager Andrew Croot Post Production Supervisor Ruth Korver Graphic Design Girish Parbhu Made with support from Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts, Massey University Produced by Mana Moana Collective and Storybox Thanks and acknowledgement to everyone involved in creating these works. Links www.sprep.org https://www.pasifikavoices.com