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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