Developed by Gunai Poet, Kirli Saunders, Poetry in First Languages (PIFL), delivered by Red Room Poetry, celebrates, shares and preserves knowledge of First Nations languages and culture through poetry, music and art. PIFL seeks to support students to create poetry in First Languages by connecting them to First Nations Poets, Elders and Language Custodians on country through Red Room workshops. The underpinning focus is to strengthen the connection of First Nations students to country, language and community in order to empower them to feel pride in their cultural identities resulting in enhanced wellbeing.

In the second year of the project, PIFL will take students from Menindee Central School through the 2019 PIFL Barkindji resource with Barkindji poet Paul Collis to compose poetry in language, share stories, create artwork and learn about Barkindji culture, land and language.