Lorna Munro
About

Lorna Munro, or ‘Yilinhi’, is a Wiradjuri and Gamilaroi woman, multidisciplinary artist and regular radio and podcast host at Sydney’s Radio Skid Row. A long-time active member of her Redfern/Waterloo community, her work is informed by her passion and well-studied insight in areas such as culture, history, politics and popular culture. Lorna has travelled the world showcasing her skills and distinctive style of poetry and political commentary. She was also the sole designer and creator of Sydney’s—and possibly Australia’s—first initiative to teach Aboriginal language through poetry, in partnership with Red Room Poetry in 2015. Throughout her career she has been on stage, in films and on paper. She compiled and edited Paper Dreaming: Our Stories Our Way for Cambridge University Press (2015). Lorna continues to work tirelessly mastering many art forms, raising funds, and supporting and advocating for her community and her people on the local, national and international stage. In 2019, Lorna was announced as a recipient of the Wheeler Centre’s Next Chapter fellowship.
Projects
- Blakehurst High School, 2013
- Bundanon Trust 2014
- Dapto High School
- ETA Conference
- Gosford High School
- Green Square School, NSW
- Guwayu – For All Times
- Marrickville Public School, 2012
- Muru Nanga Mai - Dreaming Track
- New Shoots: Garden of Poems
- Oxley College
- The Disappearing
- Tumbalong Gatherers
- Yala Gari
- Yala Gari at Alexandria Park Community School
- Yala Gari at Alexandria Park High School
- Yala Gari - Street Banners
- Yala Gari x WSU's Pathways to Dreaming | March 2017
- Yala Gari x WSU's Pathways to Dreaming | October 2017
Poems
Audio
- Muru Nanga Mai
- Lorna Munro reads 'For you'