Valentine Namio Sengebau (c. 1941–2000) was a poet from Palau. He lived on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. There is a poetry competition with his name which is open to middle school and high school students, and aims to support young poets.[1]
Sengebau wrote poems discussing the personal, political and cultural life in Micronesia. Following his death, an anthology of his work was published by the Northern Marianas Humanities Council.[2]
His niece is the activist Siobhon McManus.[3]