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{{short description|New Zealand poet}}
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| name = Hera Lindsay Bird
| name = Hera Lindsay Bird
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| birth_date = 1987
| birth_date = 31 December 1987
| birth_place = [[Thames, New Zealand]]
| birth_place = [[Thames, New Zealand]]
| occupation = Poet
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'''Hera Lindsay Bird''' (born 31 December<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bird |first1=Hera Lindsay |title=Over The Moon: What Hera Lindsay Bird Does In The Dark |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/viva/life/over-the-moon-what-hera-lindsay-bird-does-in-the-dark/2YLQ33P7UBJZA5HD5N3ISLIN3E/ |website=NZ Herald |access-date=16 January 2023 |date=24 September 2021}}</ref> 1987) is a New Zealand poet.
'''Hera Lindsay Bird''' (born 1987) is a poet who lives in [[Wellington]], New Zealand.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Hera Lindsay Bird was born and raised in [[Thames, New Zealand|Thames]] on the [[North Island]] of New Zealand. She attended [[Victoria University of Wellington]] and then received her Master's degree in poetry from its [[International Institute of Modern Letters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/82577023/The-fearless-poetry-of-Hera-Lindsay-Bird|title=The fearless poetry of Hera Lindsay Bird|last=Monk|first=Felicity|date=29 July 2016|website=Stuff Sunday Magazine|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref> Her first collection of poetry, the self-titled ''Hera Lindsay Bird'', was published by [[Victoria University Press]] in 2016 and [[Penguin UK]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heralindsaybird.com/call-me.html|title=Call Me|last=|first=|date=|website=Hera Lindsay Bird|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref> and won the Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award at the [[Ockham New Zealand Book Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noted.co.nz/culture/books/winners-announced-for-the-ockham-new-zealand-book-awards-2017/|title=Winners announced for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2017|last=The Listener|first=|date=16 May 2017|website=Noted|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoria.ac.nz/news/2017/05/victoria-university-press-dominates-literary-awards|title=Victoria University Press dominates literary awards|last=|first=|date=17 May 2017|website=Victoria University of Wellington|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref>
Hera Lindsay Bird was born and raised in [[Thames, New Zealand|Thames]] in the [[North Island]] of New Zealand. She attended [[Victoria University of Wellington]] and then received her Master's degree in poetry from its [[International Institute of Modern Letters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/82577023/The-fearless-poetry-of-Hera-Lindsay-Bird|title=The fearless poetry of Hera Lindsay Bird|last=Monk|first=Felicity|date=29 July 2016|website=Stuff Sunday Magazine|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref> Her first collection of poetry, the self-titled ''Hera Lindsay Bird'', was published by [[Victoria University Press]] in 2016 and [[Penguin UK]] in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heralindsaybird.com/call-me.html|title=Call Me|last=|first=|date=|website=Hera Lindsay Bird|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164511/https://www.heralindsaybird.com/call-me.html|archive-date=28 November 2018|access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref> and won the Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award at the [[Ockham New Zealand Book Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noted.co.nz/culture/books/winners-announced-for-the-ockham-new-zealand-book-awards-2017/|title=Winners announced for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2017|last=The Listener|date=16 May 2017|website=Noted|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107173434/https://www.noted.co.nz/culture/books/winners-announced-for-the-ockham-new-zealand-book-awards-2017/|archive-date=7 January 2019|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoria.ac.nz/news/2017/05/victoria-university-press-dominates-literary-awards|title=Victoria University Press dominates literary awards|last=|first=|date=17 May 2017|website=Victoria University of Wellington|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref>


Bird first gained popularity when her poem "Keats Is Dead So Fuck Me From Behind" [[Viral phenomenon|went viral]] in the summer of 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Poetic justice: the rise of brilliant women writing in dark times|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/28/poetry-women-race-news-voices|accessdate=31 May 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 July 2016|last1=Cosslett|first1=Rhiannon Lucy}}</ref> She and her work have since been profiled in ''[[VICE Media|VICE]]'', ''[[I-D]]'', and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/interview-with-poet-hera-lindsay-bird-fuck-me-from-behind-keats|title=An Interview with Viral Poet Hera Lindsay Bird|last=Ewens|first=Hannah|date=22 August 2016|website=Vice|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/90s-sitcoms-rough-sex-and-lorde-as-a-fan-meet-new-zealand-poet-hera-lindsay-bird|title=90s sitcoms, rough sex, and lorde as a fan: meet new zealand poet hera lindsay bird|last=Syfret|first=Wendy|date=24 August 2016|website=i-D|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hera Lindsay Bird: I prefer poetry that allows room for ugliness and error|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/06/hera-lindsay-bird-i-prefer-poetry-that-allows-room-for-ugliness-and-error|accessdate=31 May 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 September 2016|last1=Roy|first1=Eleanor Ainge}}</ref>
Bird first gained popularity when her poem "Keats Is Dead So Fuck Me From Behind" [[Viral phenomenon|went viral]] in the summer of 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Poetic justice: the rise of brilliant women writing in dark times|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/28/poetry-women-race-news-voices|accessdate=31 May 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 July 2016|last1=Cosslett|first1=Rhiannon Lucy}}</ref> She and her work have since been profiled in ''[[VICE Media|VICE]]'', ''[[I-D]]'', and ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/interview-with-poet-hera-lindsay-bird-fuck-me-from-behind-keats|title=An Interview with Viral Poet Hera Lindsay Bird|last=Ewens|first=Hannah|date=22 August 2016|website=Vice|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/90s-sitcoms-rough-sex-and-lorde-as-a-fan-meet-new-zealand-poet-hera-lindsay-bird|title=90s sitcoms, rough sex, and lorde as a fan: meet new zealand poet hera lindsay bird|last=Syfret|first=Wendy|date=24 August 2016|website=i-D|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=31 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hera Lindsay Bird: I prefer poetry that allows room for ugliness and error|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/06/hera-lindsay-bird-i-prefer-poetry-that-allows-room-for-ugliness-and-error|accessdate=31 May 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 September 2016|last1=Roy|first1=Eleanor Ainge}}</ref>


In 2018 Bird's work was selected by British Poet Laureate [[Carol Ann Duffy]] to be published by Smith/Doorstop Books as part of their Laureate's Choice series. The published collection was called ''Pamper Me to Hell & Back.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theliftedbrow.com/liftedbrow/2018/3/16/public-displays-of-affection-a-review-of-hera-lindsay-birds-pamper-me-to-hell-back-by-eloise-grills|title=‘Public Displays of Affection: A Review of Hera Lindsay Bird’s “Pamper Me To Hell & Back”’, by Eloise Grills|last=Grills|first=Eloise|date=16 March 2018|website=The Lifted Brow|language=en-AU|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-14}}</ref>
In 2018 Bird's work was selected by British Poet Laureate [[Carol Ann Duffy]] to be published by Smith/Doorstop Books as part of their Laureate's Choice series. The published collection was called ''Pamper Me to Hell & Back.''<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Pamper Me to Hell & Back: Laureate's Choice 2018 |url=https://www.amazon.com.au/Pamper-Hell-Back-Carole-Duffy/dp/1910367842 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=9 February 2024 |website=Amazon |language=English}}</ref>

In 2022 a Tweet posted by Bird in 2017 was ranked first on a list of the top New Zealand tweets of all time by [[The Spinoff]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Madeleine |date=2022-11-04 |title=The top 10 New Zealand tweets of all time |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/internet/04-11-2022/the-top-10-new-zealand-tweets-of-all-time |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=The Spinoff}}</ref> In 2023 Bird started writing a well received [[agony aunt]] column for ''The Spinoff'', called 'Help Me Hera'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bird |first=Hera Lindsay |date=2023-06-01 |title=Hera Lindsay Bird |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/authors/hera-bird |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=The Spinoff |language=en}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==


===Poetry===
===Poetry===
* ''Hera Lindsay Bird'' ([[Victoria University Press]], 2016)
* ''Hera Lindsay Bird'' ([[Victoria University Press]], 2016) ISBN 9781776560714
*''Pamper Me to Hell & Back: Laureate's Choice'' ''2018'' (Smith/Doorstop Books, 2018) {{ISBN|9781910367841}}
*''Pamper Me to Hell & Back: Laureate's Choice'' ''2018'' (Smith/Doorstop Books, 2018) {{ISBN|9781910367841}}


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://herabird.weebly.com/}}
*{{official website|http://herabird.weebly.com/}}
*[https://twitter.com/heralindsaybird Bird's Twitter account (deactivated)]
*[https://twitter.com/heralindsaybird Bird's Twitter account]
*[http://vup.victoria.ac.nz/hera-lindsay-bird/ Hera Lindsay Bird's author page at Victoria University Press]
*[http://vup.victoria.ac.nz/hera-lindsay-bird/ Hera Lindsay Bird's author page at Victoria University Press]
*[https://www.vice.com/sv/article/read-bisexuality-by-hera-lindsay-bird-poem "'Bisexuality', a Poem by Hera Lindsay Bird" on VICE]
*[https://www.vice.com/sv/article/read-bisexuality-by-hera-lindsay-bird-poem "'Bisexuality', a Poem by Hera Lindsay Bird" on VICE]
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[[Category:21st-century New Zealand women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century New Zealand women writers]]
[[Category:People from Thames, New Zealand]]
[[Category:People from Thames, New Zealand]]
[[Category:International Institute of Modern Letters alumni]]
[[Category:Victoria University of Wellington alumni]]
[[Category:Victoria University of Wellington alumni]]

Latest revision as of 03:46, 10 August 2024

Hera Lindsay Bird
Hera Lindsay Bird at WORD Christchurch 2018
Hera Lindsay Bird at WORD Christchurch 2018
Born31 December 1987
Thames, New Zealand
OccupationPoet
NationalityNew Zealand
Period2010s-present

Hera Lindsay Bird (born 31 December[1] 1987) is a New Zealand poet.

Life and career

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Hera Lindsay Bird was born and raised in Thames in the North Island of New Zealand. She attended Victoria University of Wellington and then received her Master's degree in poetry from its International Institute of Modern Letters.[2] Her first collection of poetry, the self-titled Hera Lindsay Bird, was published by Victoria University Press in 2016 and Penguin UK in 2017[3] and won the Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.[4][5]

Bird first gained popularity when her poem "Keats Is Dead So Fuck Me From Behind" went viral in the summer of 2016.[6] She and her work have since been profiled in VICE, I-D, and The Guardian.[7][8][9]

In 2018 Bird's work was selected by British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy to be published by Smith/Doorstop Books as part of their Laureate's Choice series. The published collection was called Pamper Me to Hell & Back.[10]

In 2022 a Tweet posted by Bird in 2017 was ranked first on a list of the top New Zealand tweets of all time by The Spinoff.[11] In 2023 Bird started writing a well received agony aunt column for The Spinoff, called 'Help Me Hera'.[12]

Works

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Poetry

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  • Hera Lindsay Bird (Victoria University Press, 2016) ISBN 9781776560714
  • Pamper Me to Hell & Back: Laureate's Choice 2018 (Smith/Doorstop Books, 2018) ISBN 9781910367841

References

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  1. ^ Bird, Hera Lindsay (24 September 2021). "Over The Moon: What Hera Lindsay Bird Does In The Dark". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  2. ^ Monk, Felicity (29 July 2016). "The fearless poetry of Hera Lindsay Bird". Stuff Sunday Magazine. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Call Me". Hera Lindsay Bird. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  4. ^ The Listener (16 May 2017). "Winners announced for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2017". Noted. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Victoria University Press dominates literary awards". Victoria University of Wellington. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ Cosslett, Rhiannon Lucy (28 July 2016). "Poetic justice: the rise of brilliant women writing in dark times". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  7. ^ Ewens, Hannah (22 August 2016). "An Interview with Viral Poet Hera Lindsay Bird". Vice. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  8. ^ Syfret, Wendy (24 August 2016). "90s sitcoms, rough sex, and lorde as a fan: meet new zealand poet hera lindsay bird". i-D. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  9. ^ Roy, Eleanor Ainge (5 September 2016). "Hera Lindsay Bird: I prefer poetry that allows room for ugliness and error". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Pamper Me to Hell & Back: Laureate's Choice 2018". Amazon. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ^ Chapman, Madeleine (4 November 2022). "The top 10 New Zealand tweets of all time". The Spinoff. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  12. ^ Bird, Hera Lindsay (1 June 2023). "Hera Lindsay Bird". The Spinoff. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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