David Eggleton
David Eggleton (born 1952) is a New Zealand poet, critic and writer. Eggleton has been awarded the Ockham New Zealand Book Award for poetry and in 2019 was appointed New Zealand Poet Laureate, a title he held until 2022. Eggleton's work has appeared in a multitude of publications in New Zealand and he has released numerous poetry books with a variety of publishers, including Penguin. He was the editor of New Zealand's premier literary journal, Landfall, from 2010 to 2017. He is a six-time...See more
David Eggleton (born 1952) is a New Zealand poet, critic and writer. Eggleton has been awarded the Ockham New Zealand Book Award for poetry and in 2019 was appointed New Zealand Poet Laureate, a title he held until 2022. Eggleton's work has appeared in a multitude of publications in New Zealand and he has released numerous poetry books with a variety of publishers, including Penguin. He was the editor of New Zealand's premier literary journal, Landfall, from 2010 to 2017. He is a six-time Montana New Zealand Reviewer of the Year. See less
