Joanne Ekamdeiya Gobure (born April 26, 1982 in Nauru) is a Nauruan poet and teacher.
She attended schools of Nibok, Aiwo and Yaren and graduated with the Nauru Junior Certificate.
[2] She was employed by the director of the school, Richard Lewis, and by the education minister, Baron D. Waqa, as an IT teacher.
Although she has not finished college education course, she is studying at the local campus of the University of South Pacific (USP).
While most of Gobure's works are little known outside of Nauru, "A Beautiful Prayer" is a poem which has garnered some attention, particularly because it had been running through several internet forums and Christian websites.