Kevin Ireland


Kevin Mark Ireland is a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist and librettist.

Life

Born in Auckland, Ireland has lived in England for 25 years, although he has consistently identified himself as a New Zealand poet. He worked for The Times for 20 years. He was writer-in-residence at Canterbury University in 1986, the Grimshaw-Sargeson Fellowship in 1987, the University of Auckland's writing fellow in 1989, assistant editor of Quote Unquote, and president of PEN, 1990–91.

Family

He married Pheobe Caroline Dalwood; they have two sons. He lives in Devonport, New Zealand.

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Anthologies