Selina Tusitala Marsh

Selina Tusitala Marsh
Tusitala Marsh in 2019
Born (1971-04-21) 21 April 1971
Auckland, New Zealand
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Thesis"Ancient banyans, flying foxes and white ginger": five Pacific women writers (2004)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Auckland
Doctoral studentsRobert Sullivan
Notable worksMophead
1st Commonwealth Poet Laureate
Assumed office
30 June 2025
Preceded byOffice established
Websitetusitala.nz

Selina Tusitala Marsh ONZM FRSNZ (born 21 April 1971) is a New Zealand poet, academic and illustrator. She is the inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate, and was the New Zealand Poet Laureate from 2017 to 2019.