Kevin Ireland

Kevin Mark Ireland OBE (born 18 July 1933) is a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist and librettist.[1]

Life

Born in Auckland, Ireland has lived in England for 25 years, although he has consistently identified himself as a New Zealand poet. He worked for The Times for 20 years. He was writer-in-residence at Canterbury University in 1986, the Sargeson Fellow in 1987, the University of Auckland's writing fellow in 1989, assistant editor of Quote Unquote, and president of PEN, 1990–91.[2]

Family

He married Pheobe Caroline Dalwood; they have two sons. He lives in Devonport, New Zealand.[1]

Awards

Works

Short Stories

Novels

Editor

Essays

Memoirs

Anthologies

References

  1. 1 2 Profile, International Who's Who in Poetry and Poets' Encyclopaedia; accessed 23 September 2015.
  2. Profile, bookcouncil.org.nz; accessed 23 September 2015.
  3. "Previous winners". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

External links

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