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Hello and welcome to my website

Born and raised in Perth Western Australia, I have lived here most of my life, except for three years in Adelaide and some time residing in Melbourne and rural WA, including: Kalgoorlie, Bridgetown and Peppermint Grove Beach. My interests are mainly in the arts, environmentalism and social justice. I am a freelance writer, poet, haiku writer, editor, amateur photographer, artist, website builder/designer, and digital media artist.

I have two sons, Jeffrey and Robert and a daughter, Kathy. I started writing poetry when my children were young, and particularly enjoyed writing personalised nursery rhymes and lullabys. I didn't take my writing seriously until I enrolled in university in 1995. Since then, I have gained vast writer-in-the-community experience and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing, which I completed at Edith Cowan University, with some of my studies undertaken at Murdoch University and Flinders University.


I am available to be employed/contracted as a guest speaker, poetry/haiku workshop/class facilitator, panelist, website designer and builder, event organiser, administration officer and editor. Contact - Email: maureenjsexton@gmail.com, Phone: 0435 024 616.

I am currently:
Project coordinator and website administrator of Creative Connections Art and Poetry Exhibitions
Coordinator and website administrator of Mari Warabiny Haiku Group
WA regional representative of HaikuOz (Haiku Association of Australia)
Co-editor of the haiku section of Creatrix Poetry Journal

I was a co-founder of:
WA Poets Inc
WA Spring Poetry Festival
Creatrix Poetry Journal
Creative Connections Art and Poetry exhibitions
Mari Warabiny Haiku Group
Walking on Water readings
The Word is Out Poetry Journal

I have also studied Photography, Web Design and Maintenance, and Secretarial Skills at TAFE in WA. I was a TAFE lecturer in Oral Communication at Challenger TAFE in Rockingham.

I am an advocate of Aboriginal rights and respectfully acknowledge that I am on Nyungar land.