Konai Helu Thaman

Konai Helu Thaman
Konai Helu Thaman
Born	1946 (age 78–79); Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Occupation	Poet and academic
Nationality	Tongan
Alma mater	University of Auckland; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of the South Pacific.

Konai Helu Thaman (born 1946) is a poet and academic from Tonga. Thaman is one of the major poets and researchers that emerged from the Pacific during what she has called the ‘golden age’ of Pacific literature.

Konai Helu Thaman
Born	1946 (age 78–79) Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Occupation	Poet and academic
Nationality	Tongan
Alma mater	University of Auckland; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of the South Pacific.