Maxine Beneba Clarke

Maxine Beneba Clarke is the author of over fifteen books for adults and children, including the poetry collections Carrying The World, How Decent Folk Behave and It's the Sound of the Thing: 100 new poems for young people, the bestselling memoir The Hate Race and the ABIA and Indie-award winning short fiction collection Foreign Soil. Her children's picture books include the CBCA Honour Book The Patchwork Bike, and the illustrated poem When We Say Black Lives Matter, which was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She is currently the inaugural Peter Steele Poet in Residence at The University of Melbourne.

Maxine Beneba Clarke is appearing in the following events:

Peter Steele Poetry Conversation: Pádraig Ó Tuama

Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama takes a deep dive into the state of poetry for the annual Peter Steele Conversation. He'll explore poetry’s power across mediums, closing with a taste of his Poetry Unbound podcast. With Izzy Roberts-Orr.

Sat 10 May 4:30pm @ Wheeler Centre

Maxine Beneba Clarke and Amaya Laucirica: Fire Moves Faster

The premiere performance of Fire Moves Faster brings together the words of renowned poet Maxine Beneba Clarke with original music by contemporary musician Amaya Laucirica.

Sat 10 May 6:30pm @ Fringe Common Rooms

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