Hera Lindsay Bird

Hera Lindsay Bird
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 won the Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.[2][3]

Bird first gained popularity when her poem "Keats Is Dead So Fuck Me From Behind" went viral in the summer of 2016.[4] She and her work have since been profiled in VICE, I-D, and The Guardian.[5][6][7]

Works

Poetry

References

  1. ↑ "The fearless poetry of Hera Lindsay Bird". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Winners announced for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2017". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Victoria University Press dominates literary awards". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Poetic justice: the rise of brilliant women writing in dark times". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "An Interview with Viral Poet Hera Lindsay Bird". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "90s sitcoms, rough sex, and lorde as a fan: meet new zealand poet hera lindsay bird". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hera Lindsay Bird: I prefer poetry that allows room for ugliness and error". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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