Paula Green (poet)

Green was born in 1955, in Auckland. She attended the Kamo High School.[1][2]

In 2005 Green received her PhD in Italian and was Literary Fellow at the University of Auckland.[3][1]

Green is married to the painter Michael Hight and currently lives in Auckland.[4]

Green has published several collections of her own poetry including:

• Cookhouse (1997, Auckland University Press)
• Chrome (2000, Auckland University Press)
• Crosswind (2004, Auckland University Press)
• Making Lists for Francis Hodgkins (2007, Auckland University Press)
• Slip Stream (2010, Auckland University Press)
• The Baker's Thumbprint (2013, Seraph Press)
• New York Pocket Book (2017, Seraph Press)

Her books for children include:

• Flamingo Bendalingo: Poems from the Zoo (2006, Auckland University Press), as editor, written in collaboration with fifty children, illustrated by Michael Hight
• The Terrible Night (2008, Random House), illustrated by Chris Grosz
• Macaroni Moon (2008, Random House), illustrated by Sarah Laing
• Aunt Concertina and Her Niece Evalina (2009, Random House), illustrated by Michael Hight
• The Letterbox Cat and Other Poems (2014, Scholastic), illustrated by Myles Lawford
• Treasury of NZ Poems for Children (2014, Random House), as editor, illustrated by Jenny Cooper

Poems by Green have been published in the Best New Zealand Poems series, including the 2002,[5] 2004,[6] and 2006 editions.[7] She was guest editor for the publication in 2007.[8] Green has also been selected as a featured poet in the journal, Poetry New Zealand,[1] and appeared in the British literary journal Fire.[2]

In 2010, with Harry Ricketts, she co-authored 99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry.[9] She has also edited an anthology of love poems entitled Dear Heart: 150 New Zealand Love Poems.[10]

Green has been a judge for several literary awards including the New Zealand Post Book Awards, 2008 New Zealand Post Secondary School Poetry Competition, and 2014 Sarah Broom Poetry Prize.[1][3]

Green maintains two blogs with a focus on poetry, one targeting adults, and the other aimed at children.[1]

Green won the poetry prize in the 2017 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement.[3]

In the 2017 New Year Honours, Green was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services as a poet and to literature.[11]

• NZ Poetry Shelf, Green's poetry blog for adults
• Poetry Box, Green's poetry blog for children

• Paula Green resources in the New Zealand Electronic Poetry centre (including links to works and audio files)