J.C. Sturm (1927-2009). Courtesy New Zealand Book Council.
Jacqueline Cecilia Sturm, also known as Jacqueline Baxter and Te Kare Papuni (17 May 1927 - 30 December 2009) was a New Zealand poet and writer of short stories.[1][2]
Life[]
James K. Baxter and J.C. Sturm. Courtesy Horiwood's Blog.
Sturm was born in Opunake, Taranaki Region, New Zealand.
She was among the earliest Māori woman to complete an undergraduate university degree, at Victoria University College, followed by an M.A. in philosophy.
Her stories were published in several New Zealand literature collections and student magazines in the 1950s and early 1960s, but not again until 1983 when a woman's publishing collective printed her stories as "The House of the Talking Cat".
Sturm was the earliest Maori woman writer to have her work published in the English language.
She married poet James K. Baxter in 1948. Long after his death she married Peter Alcock.
She died in Wellington 30 December 2009.
Recognition[]
She received an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Victoria University in May 2003 in 'recognition of her pioneering role'.[3]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Dedications. Wellington: Steele Roberts, 1996.
- Postscripts. Wellington: Steel Roberts, 2000.
Short fiction[]
- The House of the Talking Cat: Stories. Wellington: Spiral / Hodder & Stoughton, 1983; Wellington: Steele Roberts, 2003.
Collected editions[]
- The Glass House: Stories and poems. Wellington: Steele Roberts, 2006.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ "Jacqueline Sturm: A pioneering literary figure". The Dominion Post. 2010-01-11. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/national/obituaries/3217296/Jacqueline-Sturm-A-pioneering-literary-figure. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ↑ "Writer, poet Jacqueline Baxter dies". 3News.co.nz. 2009-12-31. http://www.3news.co.nz/Writer-poet-Jacqueline-Baxter-dies/tabid/417/articleID/135720/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-02-04. Template:Dead link
- ↑ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0301/S00017.htm
- ↑ Search results = au:J.C. Sturm, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 11, 2014.
External links[]
- Poems
- "It's about a Feeling of Strength Other than our Own"
- "Spring Dreams"
- "Coming Home"
- Three poems by J.C. Sturm
- About
- Sturm, J.C. at the New Zealand Book Council
- Jacqueline Baxter / J.C. Sturm at the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
- Interview with J.C. Sturm by Roma Potiki
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