THIS ANTHOLOGYoftraditional Polynesian poetry was selected from translations made by missionaries, travelers, anthropologists, ethnologists, informed amateurs and a few persons with literary interest. Consequently the use of language has great variety. Some translators had a sensitive awareness of how English might render the meaning of the original text. Others were primarily eager to get down mean ings. Most were concerned with the material as a record, an artifact or an account of societal and religious patterns and customs—not as poetry. My concern has been to present this anthology as a volume of poetry.

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