Spoken Word - Laniyuk

Thursday, 12 July 2018 - 9:00am to 9:30am

Our guest poet this week is Laniyuk.

Laniyuk is a Larrakia, Kungarrakan and Gurindji poet, living in Melbourne/Naarm. She was recently awarded with the First Nations Writer’s Residency in the 2017 Noted Festival, and Overlands' Writers’ Residency in 2018. She is a contributor to the book, Colouring the Rainbow: Blak Queer and Trans Perspectives

In the spirit of the theme of NAIDOC Week, "Because of her, We can", she talks about the strong and important women in her life, and the power of the arts in healing and imagining better futures.

Thursday 9:00am to 9:30am
A program dedicated to the eclectic world of poetry and performance. Guests are contemporary poets who read and discuss their works.

Presenter

Di Cousens, Tina Giannoukos, and Waffle IronGirl

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