Best New Zealand Poems

An annual publication (since 2001) of the best 25 poems of the year, as selected by a different editor each issue. The site includes audio of some poems.

New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre

Based at the University of Auckland, this site presents full texts of New Zealand poems plus commentary on authors and poetry. It also hosts Ka mate ka ora: a New Zealand journal of poetry and poetics.

New Zealand poet laureate

The blog of New Zealand’s poets laureate since 2007.

New Zealand Poetry Society

The website of the New Zealand Poetry Society provides news about poetry and advertises upcoming readings and events.

NZ Poetry Shelf

A blog run by poet Paula Green that features news, reviews and interviews related to New Zealand poetry.

Writers files

This section of the New Zealand Book Council website provides information on many New Zealand writers, including poets.

Bornholdt, Jenny, Gregory O’Brien, and Mark Williams, eds. An anthology of New Zealand poetry in English. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1997.

Curnow, Allen, ed. The Penguin book of New Zealand verse. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1960.

Evans, Miriama, Harvey McQueen, and Ian Wedde, eds. The Penguin book of contemporary New Zealand poetry. Auckland: Penguin, 1990.

Green, Paula, and Harry Ricketts. 99 ways into New Zealand poetry. Auckland: Vintage, 2010.

Stafford, Jane, and Mark Williams, eds. The Auckland University Press anthology of New Zealand literature. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 2012.

Wedde, Ian, and Harvey McQueen. The Penguin book of New Zealand verse. Auckland: Penguin, 1985.