Uncommon Banyan II: The Tender’s Call
An acceptance speech in verse upon appointment as inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate Delivered at Commonwealth Foundation, Marlborough House, June 12,…
Selina Tusitala Marsh
Selina Tusitala Marsh is a poet, author, and academic from Aotearoa New Zealand. Of Samoan, Tuvaluan, English, Scottish, and French descent, she brings her diverse heritage to the page and stage. A former New Zealand Poet Laureate, she lectures at the University of Auckland and co-directs the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation. She is the author of three poetry collections and the award-winning Mophead graphic memoir series. In 2025, she began a two-year term as the inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate.
Stories by Selina Tusitala Marsh
Vā: The Space Between Us
Long before there was AI, there was AI: Ancestral Intelligence. Rhythm, repetition, the sacred three, patterns grandmothers taught us …
HOW TO MAKE A COMMONWEALTH QUILT
This poem was written in conjunction with the Commonwealth Foundation's call for participation to respond with a creative ‘thread’ to…
Five Fingers, One Hand
A poem released to mark the one-year countdown to the 2026 Commonwealth People's Forum. Five fingers spread across our global…