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{{Short description|New Zealand poet (1945–2021)}} |
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'''Rob Allan''' ( |
'''Rob Allan''' (1945 – October 2021) was a New Zealand poet. He won the PEN (NZSA) Best First Book of Poetry award in 1992 for his book ''Karitane Postcards'',<ref name="anzpsa">[http://aonzpsa.blogspot.com/2007/12/allan-rob.html Allan, Rob]. Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive, 2 December 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2011.</ref> and has received multiple grants from Creative New Zealand to support his writing.<ref>[http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/features/dunedin/allan.asp Rob Allan], ''capital of the minimal'', new zealand electronic poetry centre, 13 July 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2011.</ref> He has been published in several anthologies including ''An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English'' (Oxford University Press, 1997), and has published widely in [[literary magazines]]. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life and death== |
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Born in Birmingham, England, Allan moved to New Zealand with his family as a teenager in 1960. He |
Born in Birmingham, England, Allan moved to New Zealand with his family as a teenager in 1960. He lived in [[Port Chalmers]], New Zealand, and worked as a teacher for deaf children in Otago schools.<ref name="anzpsa"/> |
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Allan died in October 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Memory |url=https://kaymckenziecooke.com/2021/10/25/in-memory/?fbclid=IwAR3wD0zuBDWuCPpRN0AwfjNHfdD3Pl42ake4cwzgLarV3EhKL7Ia6nQnCgY |website=11th Letter In |access-date=21 March 2024}}</ref> |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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* ''Karitane Postcards'' (Hazard Press, 1991). ISBN |
* ''Karitane Postcards'' (Hazard Press, 1991). {{ISBN|0-908790-13-9}}. |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.book.co.nz/allan.htm Three poems published in the ''Southern Ocean Review'' Ninth Issue, 12 October 1998] |
*[http://www.book.co.nz/allan.htm Three poems published in the ''Southern Ocean Review'' Ninth Issue, 12 October 1998] |
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*[http://www.book.co.nz/allen9.htm ''Southern Ocean Review'' 16th Issue, 12 July 2000] |
*[http://www.book.co.nz/allen9.htm ''Southern Ocean Review'' 16th Issue, 12 July 2000] |
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*[http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/features/dunedin/allan.asp Rob Allan], ''capital of the minimal'', |
*[http://www.nzepc.auckland.ac.nz/features/dunedin/allan.asp Rob Allan], ''capital of the minimal'', New Zealand electronic poetry centre. Includes bio and links to several of Allan's poems. |
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 21 March 2024
Rob Allan (1945 – October 2021) was a New Zealand poet. He won the PEN (NZSA) Best First Book of Poetry award in 1992 for his book Karitane Postcards,[1] and has received multiple grants from Creative New Zealand to support his writing.[2] He has been published in several anthologies including An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English (Oxford University Press, 1997), and has published widely in literary magazines.
Personal life and death
[edit]Born in Birmingham, England, Allan moved to New Zealand with his family as a teenager in 1960. He lived in Port Chalmers, New Zealand, and worked as a teacher for deaf children in Otago schools.[1]
Allan died in October 2021.[3]
Works
[edit]- Karitane Postcards (Hazard Press, 1991). ISBN 0-908790-13-9.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Allan, Rob. Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive, 2 December 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ Rob Allan, capital of the minimal, new zealand electronic poetry centre, 13 July 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "In Memory". 11th Letter In. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Three poems published in the Southern Ocean Review Ninth Issue, 12 October 1998
- Southern Ocean Review 16th Issue, 12 July 2000
- Rob Allan, capital of the minimal, New Zealand electronic poetry centre. Includes bio and links to several of Allan's poems.
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