Fleur Adcock was a New Zealand poet who also worked as an editor. She has work included in several poetry anthologies. She was also awarded an OBE in 1996 for her contribution to New Zealand literature. Her work was concerned with everyday themes of place, relationships, and common activities readers would be familiar with.
‘For Heidi With Blue Hair’ is a six-stanza poem that uses action and dialogue to paint a literary picture where little to no physical setting is provided.
When you dyed your hair blue
(or, at least ultramarine
for the clipped sides, with a crest
of jet-black spikes on top)
Adcock’s ‘The Telephone Call’ humorously navigates the illusion of luck, emphasizing life’s experiences over material wealth.
They asked me 'Are you sitting down?
Right? This is Universal Lotteries,'
they said. 'You've won the top prize,
the Ultra-super Global Special.
‘Stewart Island’ by Adcock uncovers the harsh realities hidden beneath its scenic beauty, challenging idealized perceptions.
‘But look at all this beauty’
said the hotel manager’s wife
when asked how she could bear to
live there. True: there was a fine bay,
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