We are very sad to farewell Otago poet, creative nonfiction writer, editor and conservationist Brian Turner. The New Zealand Poet Laureate in 2003-05, Brian also had an honorary doctorate of literature from the University of Otago, an ONZM for his services to literature and the environment, the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize and several national book awards for poetry. Brian has written plays and television scripts and his work has appeared in countless magazines, journals and anthologies.
Vale Brian. Arohanui to Brian’s partner, his family and friends.
'Novels stand outside time, with their narrative structure of beginning, middle and end. They outlast politics, which are by nature ephemeral, swift and changeable and can quickly become invisible, detectable only to the skilled eye. ' - Fiona Farrell