Anne-Marie Te Whiu
Anne-Marie Te Whiu is an Australian-born-Māori whose whakapapa belongs to Te Rarawa iwi through her father’s line and English, Irish and Welsh through her mother’s ancestry. She is a freelance poet, editor, cultural producer and weaver whose central praxis focusses on artistic collaboration and platforming the determination and amplification of Indigenous and POC artists.
Anne-Marie has directed, programmed and curated festivals and events for over 20 years. She co-edited Solid Air: Australia and New Zealand Spoken Word, and edited Tony Birch’s Whisper Songs, Bebe Backhouse’s More Than These Bones and most recently the acclaimed Woven anthology, published by Magabala Books. Her debut poetry collection titled Mettle is published by UQP.