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Valentine Namio Sengebau

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Valentine Namio Sengebau (c. 1941–2000) was a poet from Palau. He lived on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. There is a poetry competition with his name which is open to middle school and high school students, and aims to support young poets.[1]

Sengebau wrote poems discussing the personal, political and cultural life in Micronesia. Following his death, an anthology of his work was published by the Northern Marianas Humanities Council.[2]

His niece is the activist Siobhon McManus.[3]

Works

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  • "Microchild"

References

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  1. ^ "Beach Road Magazine December 2011 by Beach Road Magazine - Issuu". issuu.com. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. ^ "Sengebau poetry competition on Oct. 16". 5 September 2018.
  3. ^ News, Pacific Daily News Anumita Kaur, Pacific Daily. "'Music that speaks to me': Microchild serenades crowd with music by and for Micronesians". guampdn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)