Jeffrey Paparoa Holman

Guest writer

Jeffrey Paparoa Holman is the author of Now When It Rains, a memoir published by Steele Roberts in November 2018. He has written nine collections of poetry, including Blood Ties: New and Selected Poems 1963-2016 (Canterbury University Press, 2017); Dylan Junkie, a collection of His Bobness fanboy poems (Måkaro Press, 2017.) Jeff was born in London in 1947.

J. C. Sturm, Wellington Library with cover of Dedications (1996). Image: Supplied.

Baxter, redux: Second thoughts on Jacquie Sturm and her lousy husband

Two scholars respond to our recent series on James K Baxter, and his wife, Jacquie Sturm.

By Jeffrey Paparoa Holman | 27th February, 2019

Lee and the kids with Bill Mathieson – that was 1977 after I dropped out/blew up at Seaview and we moved up the Coast Road.

Jeffrey is on LSD. Jeffrey is mourning his wife

The Monday Extract: A harrowing personal essay by Christchurch poet Jeffrey Paparoa Holman from his new memoir.

By Jeffrey Paparoa Holman | 19th November, 2018

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The Friday Poem: ‘Kei te whakaako au i taku kurī/I am teaching my dog Māori’ by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman

New verse by Christchurch writer Jeffrey Paparoa Holman.

By Jeffrey Paparoa Holman | 7th September, 2018

The Friday Poem: ‘Highway 61 (Old)’ by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman

The Friday Poem: ‘Highway 61 (Old)’ by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman

New verse by Christchurch poet Jeffrey Paparoa Holman.

By Jeffrey Paparoa Holman | 14th July, 2017