ABOUT JUNE PERKINS
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Dr June
Perkins is a Brisbane-based author, of
Indigenous Papua New Guinean and Australian background, raised in Tasmania by
Baha’i parents. She advocates the powers of
poetry and encourages unity in diversity in the Australian, Baha’i and Pasifika literary landscapes. She is
particularly inspired by the people and natural landscapes of Queensland,
her home now for the last 15 years, but also has a global citizenship outlook
and concern for social justice issues.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a multiplatform storyteller, fiction and non fiction as well as a poetry advocate empowering multicultural individuals, families and communities through multi-arts and intercultural stories celebrating the powers of art and music.
PUBLICATIONS - View in Bookstore
- Books
- Magazine Articles
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The Park (short Story)
(Article)
Kookie
2019
