Fleur Adcock

Fleur Adcock (born February 10, 1934) is a New Zealand born poet and editor of Irish ancestry who has lived much of her life in England. She has published thirteen books of poetry.

Poetry

Adcock's poetry is typically concerned with themes of place and everyday activities, but frequently with a dark twist given to the mundane events she writes about. Formally, her early work was influenced by her training as a classicist but her more recent work is looser in structure and more concerned with the world of the unconscious mind. Her publications include Selected Poems (1983) and Looking Back (1997). She has edited The Faber Book of 20th Century Women's Poetry (1987) and The Oxford Book of Contemporary New Zealand Poetry (1982).

Related Topics:
1983 - 1997 - Faber Book of 20th Century Women's Poetry - 1987 - 1982

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