Manisha Malcolm (she/her) is an Australian poet and mixed media artist, story telling through poetry, painting, and performance.

She has been professionally showcasing from 2022, and since then her poems have been published locally and internationally, including the release of her debut collection of poems “Lengthy Stints of Admirable Blue" in 2024. The book explored love, dependency, accessing mental health treatment, and resilience.

Manisha has been a judge on the panel for the NSW Poetry Prize, raised money for the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia with the sales of her poems, performs spoken word and has featured in a number of group shows, collaborations and solo exhibitions displaying visual art, poetry and sets up poetry writing stations to create poems and illustrations live for audiences.

Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Manisha is currently overseas as a resident artist at Hub Feenix in Finland, and following this, will be attending the Mothership Residency in NYC.

You can connect with and find more of Manisha’s words and creative progress on Instagram @mku_m