Episode 111: Audrey Brown-Pereira

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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 who’s renown for her wordplay.

She has contributed to a number of anthologies and released three poetry books: ‘𝚃𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚃𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚎: 𝙺𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚒𝚍𝚘𝚜𝚔𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙺𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜’ 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚅𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚌𝚊 𝚅𝚊𝚎𝚟𝚊𝚎 (2002), ‘𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝙱𝚎𝚝𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝙸(𝚜)𝙻𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜’ (2014) and her latest collection, - ‘𝙰-𝚠𝚊𝚔𝚎-(𝚎)𝚗𝚍’ which was released in May of this year through independent publisher of Moana Pacific poetry books in Aotearoa New Zealand, Saufo'i Press. 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. She was the special poetry curator for Mana Moana Pasifika Voices which was launched in Egypt last year at COP27.

Follow Audrey:

• https://instagram.com/audreybrownpereira

Audrey's Book Recommendations:

• ⁠https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu1mEgUx3IY/

Purchase Books:

• 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

• a - wake - (e)nd: https://www.saufoipress.com/books/p/a-wake-end-by-audrey-brown-pereira

Follow Saufo'i Press:

• https://www.saufoipress.com

• https://instagram.com/saufoipress

Follow Artist Serene Hodgman: a-wake-(e)nd cover art

• https://instagram.com/serenehodgman