Hand-woven basket and copy of 'Mettle' by Anne-Marie Te Whiu

A copy of Anne-Marie Te Whiu's book 'Mettle', a collection of poems that speak to the complexity of family, identity and the proud legacy of Maori language and culture
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A beautiful, hand-woven basket by Anne-Marie Te Whiu (small size)

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.
She has directed and curated literary festivals and events for over 20 years, such as Zillmere Multicultural Festival (2005), Home Festival (2011-2013), Queensland Poetry Festival (2015-2017), Brisbane Writers Festival (Aotearoa & Pasifika program 2022), Red Room Poetry (Senior Producer 2019 – 2023), QTOPIA (Queer First Nations Languages exhibition, 2024) Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts Writers Program (co-director 2024) and Boundless Festival (Writing NSW, 2025).

She is the Acting Chair of Blak & Bright (2024-2025) and was previously a Board Member of Emerging Writers Festival (2024) and Running Dog Journal (2024). She was a founding member of Taraheke Collective (2022).