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Allen Curnow explains both the personal and cultural context of his famous poem which compares the position of the poet in New Zealand with the skeleton of a moa in Canterbury Museum.
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Reference: Early days yet: a profile of the poet Allen Curnow [videorecording]. Director/producer: Shirley Horrocks. Auckland: Point of View Productions, 2001
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