Charlie Milne's Layers of Identity

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Friday Sep 05, 2025

Ōtepoti Dunedin’s creative rangatahi explore their whakapapa through powerful stories of their identity, culture, and belonging through poetry and essays on ‘Layers of Identity’.

PODCAST Charlie Milne

“I don’t know Lebanon, but Lebanon knows me. It knows my bones and my bones ache to return.”

Charlie, a Year 12 student at Logan Park High School, has Lebanese heritage Charlie explores whakapapa and identity in their poems Lebanese Daydream and Connection. Responding to the comment, “But you don’t look Lebanese,” they reflect on the urge to reconnect with Lebanon , navigating the complexities of being white-presenting with a rich ancestral heritage.

Layers of Identity Broadcasts Fridays 3.30pm on 105.4 FM, 1575 AM

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