Book Club - Maria van Neerven's Two Tongues
From Final Draft - Great Conversations by 2SER 107.3FM
March 29, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
Maria van Neerven reads from her debut poetry collection, Two Tongues, and discusses her background as a Mununjali poet.
Maria van Neerven reads from her acclaimed debut collection Two Tongues. Maria van Neerven is a Mununjali poet from the Yugambeh nation living in Meanjin. Maria was the winner of the David Unaipon Award in 2023 and was a Next Chapter Fellow in 2024. Two Tongues is her first poetry collection.
People in this episode
Guest: Maria van Neerven
Topics covered
- poetry
- Indigenous literature
- book discussion
- debut collection
- Mununjali poet
Keywords
- Maria van Neerven
- Two Tongues
- poetry collection
- Indigenous poet
- David Unaipon Award
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: David Unaipon Award, Next Chapter Fellow
Books & works: Two Tongues
Places: Yugambeh nation, Meanjin
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