This week notable New Zealand poet and academic, Selina Tusitala Marsh has been named as the very first Commonwealth Poet Laureate.
The position will involve Marsh crafting original poems for flagship events like the Commonwealth People's Forum and Ministerial and Heads of Government Meetings.
It's already turning out to a very big year for Selina, who was awarded the Katherine Mansfield Residency in Menton in the South of France.
Selina Tusitala Marsh Photo: WORD Christchurch
