Bernadette Hall in 2013. Photo by John R. Hall. Courtesy Victoria University Press.
Bernadette Hall (born 1945 ) is a New Zealand poet and playwright.
Life[]
Hall was born in Alexandria, New Zealand.
She grew up in Dunedin,[1] in what she describes as "a small-city Catholic community that was proud, theatrical, and pretty much enclosed."[2]
After a career as a teacher of Latin and classical studies she started writing full time in her 40s.[1]
She is and is widely published,[2][3][4] and has held residencies at both Canterbury University and Victoria University.[5]
She spent 10 years as the editor of Takahe magazine and 5 as the poetry editor of The Press, Christchurch's main daily newspaper.[4]
Recognition[]
Hall's The Lustre Jug was a finalist in the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Awards.[6]
Awards[]
- Writer in residence at the University of Canterbury (1991)[4]
- Burns Fellow at the University of Otago (1996)[4]
- Antarctica New Zealand Arts Fellowship (2004)[4]
- Writer's fellowship at Victoria University (2006)[4]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Heartwood: Poems. Christchurch, NZ: Caxton, 1989.
- Of Elephants etc.. Wellington: Untold Books, 1990.
- The Persistent Levitator. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1994.
- Still Talking. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1997.
- Settler Dreaming. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2001.
- The Chalk Book: Free range organic poetry. Christchurch, NZ: Hen House, 2004.
- The Merino Princess: Selected poems. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2004.
- The Ponies. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2007.
- The Lustre Jug. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2009.
- Life and Customs. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2013.
Edited[]
- Big Sky: A collection of Canterbury poems (selected with James Norcliffe). Christchurch, NZ: Shoal Bay Press, 2002.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[7]
Plays[]
Remembering Mahvash Sabet
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bernadette Hall, Victoria University Press. Web, Mar. 29, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bernadette Hall biography at the IIML
- ↑ Bernadette Hall biography at the New Zealand Electronic Text Center
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Bernadette Hall biography at the New Zealand Book Council
- ↑ Book launch at Christchurch Arts Festival
- ↑ New Zealand Post Book Awards Finalists 2010
- ↑ Search results = au:Bernadette Hall, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 29, 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Bernadette Hall bibliography at The NZ Literature File
External Links[]
- Poems
- "Angelfish"
- "The Fox"
- Bernadette Hall at the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
- Bernadette Hall at PoemHunter (34 poems)
- Audio / video
- Books
- Bernadette Hall at Amazon.com
- About
- Hall, Bernadette at the New Zealand Book Council
- Bernadette Hall at Victoria University Press
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