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77 years old
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Capricorn
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Bill Manhire
William Manhire is a New Zealand poet, short story writer, professor emeritus and winner of the first New Zealand poet award. He founded New Zealand's first Creative Writing Course at Victoria Wellington University in 1975 and was a strong promoter of New Zealand literature and poetry throughout his career. Many famous New Zealand writers have graduated. He has received many notable awards, including the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement 2007 and the Art Foundation's Symbol Award in 2018. The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature claimed that he was "recognized as one of the two or three leading New Zealand poets of his generation", and literary critic Peter Simpson remarked that Manhire "probably had do more to expand the poetry audience in New Zealand. ". Zealand than any other individual. "
BornDecember 27, 1946, Invercargill, New Zealand
OccupationPoet, short story writer, emeritus professor
Alma materUniversity of Otago, University College, London
SpouseMarion McLeod
Children2

About Bill Manhire

Poet Bill Manhire was born in New Zealand on December 27, 1946. He's 77 years old today.

Poet, educator, author, and New Zealand's first Poet Laureate. How to Take Off Your Clothes at the Picnic, Milky Way Bar, and What to Call Your Child are among his many poetry volumes.

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Bill Manhire before becoming famous

Bill Manhire was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1946 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He went to University College in London and the University of Otago.

Achievement of Bill Manhire

He went to Antarctica and documented his journey in a poetry collection called Antarctic Field Notes.

Bill Manhire's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In his biography Under the Influence, he discusses his unique youth, which he spent mostly in motels in Southland and Otago.

Bill Manhire on Social Media

Bill Manhire's news on his Twitter: @pacificraft.

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Novelist John Flanagan, an Australian writer, is a literary contemporary of his.

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Latest information about Bill Manhire updated on March 15 2023.