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Poets at a reading, 1956

Poets at a reading, 1956

Two historians, W. H. Oliver (second from left) and Keith Sinclair (far right), are part of a group of poets at a reading in the Canterbury Museum in 1956. Both Oliver and Sinclair were distinguished poets and commentators on public affairs as well as outstanding historians. Their versatility was characteristic of New Zealand intellectual life at this time. Shown here are poets (from left) Denis Glover, Oliver, James K. Baxter, Louis Johnson, Bill Hart-Smith, Tony Vogt and Sinclair.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Bridget Williams Collection
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Chris Hilliard, 'Intellectuals - Literature and the modern New Zealand intellectual', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/42359/poets-at-a-reading-1956 (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Chris Hilliard, published 22 Oct 2014