Valentine Namio Sengebau
Valentine Namio Sengebau (c. 1941–2000) was a poet from Palau. He lived in 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][2]
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.[3]
Works[]
- "Microchild"
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Categories:
- Palauan writers
- 1941 births
- 2000 deaths
- 20th-century poets
- People from Saipan
- Palauan people stubs