Gregory O'Brien

Gregory Leo O’Brien MNZM (born 1961) is a New Zealand poet, painter and editor.

O'Brien in 2014

Life

Born in Matamata in 1961, O'Brien trained as a journalist in Auckland and worked as a newspaper reporter in Northland. He graduated from the University of Auckland.[1]

His work has appeared in Islands, Landfall, Sport, Meanjin and Scripsi. He lives in Wellington.

Awards and honours

In the 2014 New Year Honours, O'Brien was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the arts.[3]

Works

Novel
  • Diesel Mystic (1989),

Anthologies
  • Vincent O'Sullivan, ed. (1987). An Anthology of twentieth century New Zealand poetry. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-558163-8.

Criticism
  • "Running Dog The Poetry of Ken Bolton", Sport 16: Autumn 1996
  • After Bathing At Baxter's, Victoria University Press, 2002.
  • News of the Swimmer Reaches Shore (Carcanet Press, Manchester, 2007)
  • A Nest of Singing Birds: 100 Years of the New Zealand School Journal (Learning Media Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand, 2007)

Editor
  • Jenny Bornholdt; Gregory O'Brien; Mark Williams, eds. (1997). An anthology of New Zealand poetry in English. Oxford University Press New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-19-558338-0.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Previous winners". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. "New Year honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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