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Alan Brunton. Courtesy New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre.
Alan Brunton (1946 - June 27, 2002) was a New Zealand poet and playwright, whom the Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature calls an "endlessly fertile, eclectic and prolific poet and scriptwriter."[1]
Life[]
Brunton was born in Christchurch.
He was educated at Hamilton BHS, University of Auckland, and Victoria University.
He was founding editor of Freed.
In 1970 Brunton moved to Europe and Asia, publishing Messengers in Blackface (1973, London). From 1974 to 1978 he co-founded an experimental theatre group, Red Mole. He co-edited Spleen, 1976–1977.
He lived his latter years at Island Bay, a suburb of Wellington. He died, during a voyage to Europe, in Amsterdam.
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Crowded Desert. Ilfracombe, UK: Stockwell, 1972.
- Messengers in Blackface. London: Amphedesma, 1973.
- Black & White Anthology. Taylors Mistake, NZ: Hawk Press, 1976.
- Oh Ravachol. Red Mole, 1978.
- And She Said. New York: Red Mole, 1984.
- New Order. New York: Red Mole, 1986.
- Slow Passes, 1978-1988 (introduction by Peter Simpson). Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1991.
- Will I Fly Again? Newton Abbot, UK: Orchard, 1993.
- Romaunt of Glossa: A saga. Wellington: Bumper Books, 1996.
- Moonshine. Wellington: Bumper Books, 1998.
- Ecstasy. Wellington: Bumper Books, 2001.
- Fq. Wellington: Bumper Books, 2002.
- Beyond the Ohlala Mountains: Poems, 1968-2002 (edited by Michele Leggott & Martin Edmond). Auckland: Titus Books, 2014.
Performance texts[]
- Day for a Daughter (illustrated by Sally Rodwell). Wellington: Untold Books, 1988.
- Red Mole: A sketchbook. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1989.
- Ephphatha. Auckland: Workshop Press, 1994.
- Goin' to Djibouti: A playscript. Wellington: Bumper Books, 1996.
- Comrade Savage (1989). Wellington: Bumper Books, 2000.
- Grooves of Glory: Three performance texts. Wellington: Bumper Books, 2004.
Non-fiction[]
- Bodmin Gaol: Cornwall (illustrated by Ann Brightmore-Armor). Newton Abbot, UK: Orchard, 1992.
- Years Ago Today: Language and performance, 1969. Wellington: Bumper Books, 1997.
Edited[]
- Writing Island Bay. Wellington: Bumper Books, 1997.
- Big Smoke: New Zealand poems, 1960-1975 (edited with Murray Edmond & Michele J. Leggott). Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2000.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Alan Brunton, Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature (Oxford University Press, 1988). Answers.com, Web, Mar. 20, 2014.
- ↑ Search results = au:Alan Brunton, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 20, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- Alan Brunton at the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
- Audio / video
- Alan Brunton at the Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive
- Books
- Alan Brunton at Amazon.com
- Alan Brunton at the New Zealand Literature File
- About
- Brunton, Alan at the New Zealand Book Council
- Obituary: Alan Brunton in the New Zealand Herald
- "Alan Brunton as Publisher: A personal recollection and two poems" in Jacket 16
- "Alan Brunton (1946-2002): A personal memoir" in Jacket 18
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