Hera Lindsay Bird
Hera Lindsay Bird | |
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| Born | 1987 Thames, New Zealand |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Period | 2010s-present |
Hera Lindsay Bird (born 1987) is a poet who lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
Life and career
Hera Lindsay Bird was born and raised in 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.[1] Her first collection of poetry, the self-titled Hera Lindsay Bird, was published by Victoria University Press in 2016 and Penguin UK in 2017[2] and won the Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.[3][4]
Bird first gained popularity when her poem "Keats Is Dead So Fuck Me From Behind" went viral in the summer of 2016.[5] She and her work have since been profiled in VICE, I-D, and The Guardian.[6][7][8]
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.[9]
Works
Poetry
- Hera Lindsay Bird (Victoria University Press, 2016)
- Pamper Me to Hell & Back: Laureate's Choice 2018 (Smith/Doorstop Books, 2018) ISBN: 9781910367841
References
- ^ "The fearless poetry of Hera Lindsay Bird". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "CALL ME". HERA LINDSAY BIRD. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Winners announced for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2017". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Victoria University Press dominates literary awards". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Poetic justice: the rise of brilliant women writing in dark times". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "An Interview with Viral Poet Hera Lindsay Bird". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "90s sitcoms, rough sex, and lorde as a fan: meet new zealand poet hera lindsay bird". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "Hera Lindsay Bird: I prefer poetry that allows room for ugliness and error". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ "The Poetry Business – Laureate's Choice". www.poetrybusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Bird's Twitter account
- Hera Lindsay Bird's author page at Victoria University Press
- "Hera Lindsay Bird: I prefer poetry that allows room for ugliness and error" on The Guardian
- "An Interview with Viral Poet Hera Lindsay Bird" on VICE
- "'Bisexuality', a Poem by Hera Lindsay Bird" on VICE
- ‘Keats is Dead so Fuck me From Behind’ by Hera Lindsay Bird
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