Selina Tusitala Marsh

Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 21 April 1971) is a poet and academic, and is the current New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2017–2019.[1][2]

Biography

Born on 21 April 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand. Through her mother, Sailigi Tusitala, Marsh is of Samoan and Tuvaluan ancestry and through her father James Crosbie she is of English, Scottish and French descent.[3]

Marsh grew up in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand and now currently resides on Waiheke Island. She gained her doctorate from the University of Auckland in 2004.[4] Marsh is currently an Associate Professor in the English, Drama and Writing Studies Department at the University of Auckland where she teaches Creative Writing, and Pacific and New Zealand Literature.[5]

Alongside her poetic contributions, Marsh has edited the Pasifika poetry section of the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre.[6][7] She is featured in the Montana New Zealand Book Award-winning Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poetry in English.[5]

In 2015, Marsh featured at TEDxWaiheke with her talk titled "New Zealand, the Lucky Country".[8][9] In the same year Marsh won the Literary Death Match for poets at the Australia and New Zealand Literary Festival in London.[10]

In 2016, Marsh composed and performed the poem "Unity" for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminister Abbey on Commonwealth Day Observance. Marsh was commissioned to write this poem on behalf of the 53 countries that currently constitute the Commonwealth.[11]

In August 2017 Marsh was awarded the New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2017–2019.[12] Her latest collection, Tightrope, also made the long-list for the Ockham New Zealand National Book Awards for Best Book of Poetry 2018.[13]

Bibliography

  • Niu Voices: Contemporary Pacific Fiction 1 (Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2006)
  • Fast Talking PI (Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2009)
  • Dark Sparring (Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2013)
  • Tightrope (Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2017)

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Poet Laureate Award | Scholarships and awards | About the Library | National Library of New Zealand". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Selina Tusitala Marsh, New Zealand Poet Laureate 2017–2019". www.poetlaureate.org.nz. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Selina Tusitala Marsh: Albert and Witi were a bit bossy with me". E-Tangata – A Māori and Pasifika Sunday magazine. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Selina Tusitala Marsh, New Zealand Poet Laureate 2017–2019". www.poetlaureate.org.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 "New Zealand Book Council". www.bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pasifika Poetry – NZEPC". www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "nzepc – about us". www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ↑ TEDx Talks (16 October 2015), New Zealand, the Lucky Country | Selina Tusitala Marsh | TEDxWaiheke, retrieved 2 January 2018
  9. ↑ "TEDxWaiheke | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Selina Tusitala Marsh – Six Pack Sound – Features – NZEPC". www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Aotearoa Reads Details | New Zealand Book Council". www.bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Selina Tusitala Marsh, New Zealand Poet Laureate 2017–2019". www.poetlaureate.org.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Announcing the longlist for the 2018 Ockham New Zealand national book awards: all the finalists, and some passing remarks". The Spinoff. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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Preceded by
C. K. Stead		 New Zealand Poet Laureate
2017–present		 Incumbent
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