Writers Read Series 2013:
Lunchtime Reading and Discussion -
Robert Sullivan
[Photograph: Thos King (2005)]
Wednesday, August 7th
12 noon-1.00 pm
Staff Lounge
Study Centre
Albany Campus
Massey University
All Welcome!
This is the third this year in our Albany Writers Read series, sponsored by the School of English and Media Studies on Massey's Palmerston North, Wellington, and Albany campuses, and co-hosted here in Auckland by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Our speaker, Robert Sullivan, Nga Puhi, is head of the Creative Writing School at Manukau Institute of Technology, and one of New Zealand's most vibrant and accomplished writers. He has published children's books and graphic novels, as well as seven collections of poems - most recently Shout Ha! to the Sky (UK: Salt Publishing, 2010). He also co-edited, with Albert Wendt and Reina Whaitiri, the award-winning anthologies Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English (2003) and Mauri Ola: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English – Whetu Moana II (2010).
Robert will read from and discuss his recent creative work, followed by a brief question and answer session.
More about Robert Sullivan:
[Piki Ake! Poems 1990-1992 (1993)]
Robert Sullivan is a member of the Maori tribe Nga Puhi of Northland in New Zealand and also of Galway Irish descent. He is head of the Creative Writing School at Manukau Institute of Technology, having recently returned from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, where he was an associate professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Program.
[Star Waka (1999)]
Since 1990, he has written nine books: seven collections of poetry (the first five published by Auckland University Press, the other two by Huia Press and Salt (UK)). They include Captain Cook in the Underworld (2003), which is also a libretto for a composition by John Psathas; a graphic novel, illustrated by Chris Slane, called Maui: Legends of the Outcast; and a children’s book, Weaving Earth and Sky: Myths and Legends of Aotearoa (Random House), which won both book of the year and the non-fiction category in the 2003 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. His first book, Jazz Waiata, won the PEN (NZ) Best First Book of Poetry Award and he has twice been a finalist in the national New Zealand Book Awards for poetry – for Star Waka in 2000, and Captain Cook in the Underworld in 2003.
[Captain Cook in the Underworld (2002)]
In 1998 Sullivan was the literary fellow at the University of Auckland, and in 2001 the Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Hawai‘i. He has performed his poetry at many festivals and literary events within New Zealand, Canada, Hawai‘i and Germany. He served a term on the UNESCO (New Zealand) Culture Subcommission, and a term on Creative New Zealand’s Literature Advisory Committee.
[Voice carried My Family (2005)]
He has co-edited, with Professor Albert Wendt and Reina Whaitiri, two anthologies of Polynesian poetry in English, Whetu Moana (2003) and Mauri Ola (2010). He also co-edits the online journal Trout and is a featured author at the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre.
[Cassino: City of Martyrs (2010)]
Contact Person for this event:
Dr Jack Ross
English Lecturer
Atrium L2.32
School of English and Media Studies
Pvt Bag 102 904
North Shore Mail Centre
Albany Campus
Phone: 414-0800 x 43338
Massey University
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Write-ups & Responses:
- Jennifer Little, Massey News (31 July, 2013):
Writers Read: Poet of politics and Polynesia at Albany
Award-winning poet, graphic novelist and children’s author Robert Sullivan will read and discuss his work at a Writers Read event at Massey University’s Albany campus on August 7.
Sullivan (of Ngāpuhi and Galway Irish descent) is head of the Creative Writing School at Manukau Institute of Technology, following his return from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, where he was an associate professor of English and director of the Creative Writing Programme.
He is widely known as one of New Zealand's most vibrant and accomplished writers, having written nine books since 1990.
These include seven books of poetry – the first five published by Auckland University Press, the other two by Huia Press and Salt (UK). His book Captain Cook in the Underworld (2003) is also a libretto for a composition by John Psathas.
He’s written a graphic novel, illustrated by Chris Slane, called Maui: Legends of the Outcast; and a children’s book, Weaving Earth and Sky: Myths and Legends of Aotearoa (Random House). Both won Book of the Year and the non-fiction category in the 2003 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards.
His first book, Jazz Waiata, won the PEN (NZ) Best First Book of Poetry Award and he has twice been a finalist in the national New Zealand Book Awards for poetry – for Star Waka in 2000, and Captain Cook in the Underworld in 2003.
He also co-edited, with Albert Wendt and Reina Whaitiri, the award-winning anthologies Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English (2003) and Mauri Ola: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English – Whetu Moana II (2010).
In 1998 Sullivan was the literary fellow at the University of Auckland, and in 2001 the Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Hawai‘i. He served a term on the UNESCO (New Zealand) Culture Subcommission, and a term on Creative New Zealand’s Literature Advisory Committee. He has performed his poetry at many festivals and literary events within New Zealand, Canada, Hawai‘i and Germany. He also co-edits the online journal Trout and is a featured author at the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre.
“He's a very warm and genial speaker, and I think anyone who comes along will be more than entertained,” says Dr Jack Ross, poet and English senior lecturer in the School of English and Media Studies at the Albany campus.
Sullivan will read from and discuss his recent creative work, followed by a brief question and answer session from 12-1pm in the Study Centre Staff Lounge. The event is free and open to the public. For more information click here.
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So far in this series:
Sue Orr
[1/5/13]
C. K. Stead
[27/3/13]
Paula Green
[13/9/12]
John Adams
[9/8/12]
Jeffrey Masson
[2/5/12]
Ian Wedde
[15/9/11]
Anne Kennedy
[11/5/11]
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