Kay McKenzie Cooke | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable works | Feeding the Dogs |
Notable awards | NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry |
Kay McKenzie Cooke (born 1953) is a poet from New Zealand.
Cooke was born in 1953 in Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand. [1] She is of Kai Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, English, Scottish, and Irish descent. She attended the Dunedin Teachers' College and worked in the Early Childhood Sector. [2] Cooke currently lives in Dunedin. [3] [4]
Cooke has published four collections of poems:
Cooke has been published in the 2020 & 2014 Best New Zealand Poems series and her work was praised in the 2007 edition. [5] [6] She was included in The Second New Zealand Haiku Anthology [7] and Cordite Poetry Review. [8] Her work has also appeared in a number of literary journals and magazines including: Takahe, "Landfall", New Zealand Listener, Sport, JAAM, Southern Ocean Review, Trout, Glottis, and Poetry New Zealand. [2]
Cooke has published two novels: "Craggan Dhu (Time Will Tell)" Fiction. Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC – KDP Print U.S.A. ISBN 9798630145512 "Quick Blue Fire" Fiction. Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print U.S.A. ISBN 979-8357633552
Cooke was awarded the 2006, Dan Davin Foundation Award for her short story, ‘Where The Trees Lean Sideways’.
Cooke has collaborated with fellow poet Jenny Powell to create 'J&K On The Road Again', a project to discover and promote poetry in the rural areas of New Zealand. [9]
In 2003 Cooke's collection, Feeding the Dogs won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry at the New Zealand Book Awards. [10]
Kay McKenzie Cooke | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable works | Feeding the Dogs |
Notable awards | NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry |
Kay McKenzie Cooke (born 1953) is a poet from New Zealand.
Cooke was born in 1953 in Tuatapere, Southland, New Zealand. [1] She is of Kai Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, English, Scottish, and Irish descent. She attended the Dunedin Teachers' College and worked in the Early Childhood Sector. [2] Cooke currently lives in Dunedin. [3] [4]
Cooke has published four collections of poems:
Cooke has been published in the 2020 & 2014 Best New Zealand Poems series and her work was praised in the 2007 edition. [5] [6] She was included in The Second New Zealand Haiku Anthology [7] and Cordite Poetry Review. [8] Her work has also appeared in a number of literary journals and magazines including: Takahe, "Landfall", New Zealand Listener, Sport, JAAM, Southern Ocean Review, Trout, Glottis, and Poetry New Zealand. [2]
Cooke has published two novels: "Craggan Dhu (Time Will Tell)" Fiction. Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC – KDP Print U.S.A. ISBN 9798630145512 "Quick Blue Fire" Fiction. Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print U.S.A. ISBN 979-8357633552
Cooke was awarded the 2006, Dan Davin Foundation Award for her short story, ‘Where The Trees Lean Sideways’.
Cooke has collaborated with fellow poet Jenny Powell to create 'J&K On The Road Again', a project to discover and promote poetry in the rural areas of New Zealand. [9]
In 2003 Cooke's collection, Feeding the Dogs won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry at the New Zealand Book Awards. [10]