Anne Kennedy
Encyclopedia
Anne Kennedy is a New Zealand
poet
, writer, and filmwriter.
, she has been a piano teacher and music librarian and since 1986, a freelance scriptwriter. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Victoria University of Wellington
. She taught at Trinity College London
.
She was visiting writer at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
She is co-editor of the online literary journal, Trout. She co-edited 2005 Best New Zealand Poems series
.
Her work appeared in Landfall, Sport, NZ Listener, Southerly (Australia), JAAM.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, writer, and filmwriter.
Life
She was educated in WellingtonWellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, she has been a piano teacher and music librarian and since 1986, a freelance scriptwriter. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a former constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is particularly well known for its programmes in law, the humanities, and some scientific disciplines, but offers a broad range of other courses...
. She taught at Trinity College London
Trinity College London
Trinity College London is an international examinations board based in London, England. TCL offers qualifications across a range of disciplines in the performing arts and arts education and English language learning and teaching...
.
She was visiting writer at University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
She is co-editor of the online literary journal, Trout. She co-edited 2005 Best New Zealand Poems series
Best New Zealand Poems series
The Best New Zealand Poems series, begun in 2001 is an annual online selection of poems chosen by guest editors. The program is run by the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand....
.
Her work appeared in Landfall, Sport, NZ Listener, Southerly (Australia), JAAM.
Awards
- 1985 Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award.
- 2004 Montana New Zealand Book Award for PoetryMontana New Zealand Book Award for PoetryThe Montana New Zealand Book Award for Poetry is one category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards, given out annually. The award carries a $5,000 prize for each winner of the category awards, including the award for poetry....
Poetry
- "What Fell"; "Towards Fourteen Ways of Looking at Pohutukawa"; "Berlin", Poetry New Zealand
- "I am", Scottish Poetry Library
Reviews
I’m totally confused by this book. I admire its sustained narrative energy and was moved by the mother’s struggle, but a sort of chip-on-the-shoulder attitude kept getting in the way. Understandable in terms of the author’s real-life situation, but unsettling when allied to a persistently grudging quality in the fiction.