Fleur Adcock

Guest writer

Fleur Adcock has written some of the best poems in world literature. Her latest collection Hoard was published in October 2017, and Victoria University Press will publish her Collected Poems in 2019. Fleur was born in Auckland in 1934.

Getty Images

The Friday Poem: ‘Toads’ by Fleur Adcock

A poem by the great Fleur Adcock from her book Collected Poems, launched this week.

By Fleur Adcock | 15th February, 2019

Maurice Shadbolt (Photo: supplied)

Threesomes (and foursomes) in Titirangi: Fleur Adcock reviews a biography of Maurice Shadbolt

Fleur Adcock reviews Philip Temple's vividly presented biography of the great Titirangi author Maurice Shadbolt - and sets the record straight about a phone message that provoked his wife to throw a chicken at him.

By Fleur Adcock | 25th October, 2018

Poetry for the soul

The Friday Poem: ‘Hot Baths’ by Fleur Adcock

New verse by New Zealand-born writer living in England, Fleur Adcock.

By Fleur Adcock | 10th November, 2017

The Friday poem: ‘Blue stars’ by Fleur Adcock

The Friday poem: ‘Blue stars’ by Fleur Adcock

New verse by London writer Fleur Adcock.

By Fleur Adcock | 24th February, 2017

Scenes from a marriage: Fleur Adcock on the violent dark side of Barry Crump

Scenes from a marriage: Fleur Adcock on the violent dark side of Barry Crump

"He was not just a colourful but basically amiable rogue," writes Fleur Adcock of her ex-husband Barry Crump, who created an enduring myth of himself as good old Crump. "He was also a chronic liar and a bully."

By Fleur Adcock | 14th March, 2016

Poetry for the soul

Books: The Friday Poem – Six Typewriters, by Fleur Adcock

New verse by Fleur Adcock.

By Fleur Adcock | 9th October, 2015