Daren (DK) Kamali (born 1975) is a Fijian-born New Zealand poet, writer, musician, and teacher and museum curator.
[3] Poetry by Kamali was included in UPU, a curation of Pacific Island writers’ work which was first presented at the Silo Theatre as part of the Auckland Arts Festival in March 2020.
[11] In 2021 Kamali, Ole Maiava and artist Joana Monolagi presented research work called The Ulumate Project: Sacredness of Human Hair about the Fijian custom of wig ceremonies in times of mourning.
Daren infuses his Fijian and Wallis and Futunan heritage with poetry and creative writing by including chants, songs, and oral traditions.
Daren Kamali features in Six Pack Sound #05, a collection of recordings by poets working in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific region, released on 22 May 2017 [17]