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This week on Episode 111 of the #ReadswithRosaPodcast, I sit down for a talanoa with Audrey Brown-Pereira, an acclaimed and innovative poet whoโs renown for her wordplay.
She has contributed to a number of anthologies and released three poetry books: โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐โ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ (2002),ย ย โ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ธ(๐)๐ป๐๐๐๐โ (2014) and her latest collection, - โ๐ฐ-๐ ๐๐๐-(๐)๐๐โ which was releasedย in May of this year through independent publisher of Moana Pacific poetry books in Aotearoa New Zealand, Saufo'i Press.ย Outside of writing, Audrey is part of the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, which focuses on climate change and environmental issues affecting SIDS (Small Island Developing States) in the Pacific.ย She was the special poetry curator for Mana Moana Pasifika Voices which was launched in Egypt last year at COP27.ย ย
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Audrey's Book Recommendations:
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Purchase Books:
โข ย passages in between i(s)lands: https://www.amazon.com/passages-between-i-s-lands/dp/1505358620/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3JHN2JX3OQ9CB&keywords=audrey+brown-pereira&qid=1689845215&sprefix=AUDREY+BROWN+PERE%2Caps%2C274&sr=8-1
โข ย a - wake - (e)nd: https://www.saufoipress.com/books/p/a-wake-end-by-audrey-brown-pereira
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Follow Artist Serene Hodgman: a-wake-(e)nd cover art
โข ย https://instagram.com/serenehodgman
Follow Mana Moana Pasifika Voices:
โข ย https://www.manamoana.co.nz/pasifikavoices2022/
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โข ย https://www.sprep.org/
Intro beat by Lani Alo:
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