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Fleur Adcock
Fleur Adcock (born 10 February 1934) is a New Zealand poet and editor, of English and Northern Irish ancestry, who has lived much of her life in England. She is well-represented in New Zealand poetry anthologies, was awarded an honorary doctorate of literature from Victoria University of Wellington, and was awarded an OBE in 1996 for her contribution to New Zealand literature. In 2008 she was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature. Early life Adcock, the older of two sisters, was born in Papakura to Cyril John Adcock and Irene Robinson Adcock. Her birth name was Kareen Fleur Adcock, but she was known as Fleur and legally changed her name to Fleur Adcock in 1982. She spent eight years of her childhood (1939–1947) in England. Adcock studied Classics at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1954 and a Masters of Arts in 1956. Career Adcock worked as an assistant lecturer in classics and librari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papakura
Papakura is a southern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres south of the Auckland CBD. It is under the authority of the Auckland Council. Papakura is a Māori word believed to have originated from ''papa'', meaning ''earth'' or ''flat'' (abbreviation of '' Papatūānuku'') and ''kura'' meaning ''red'', reflecting the rich, fertile soil upon which the community was founded. History A village was established at Papakura in the late 1840s by a small group of settler families who sought to farm in the area. Among these early settlers was George Cole, a Welsh immigrant whose legacy in the town has been preserved through ''Coles Crescent'', one of the major thoroughfares in the town centre. The tract of land that was initially purchased was subdivided in 1853, with the street layout that was built initially remaining largely in place today. In 1862, construction of the Great South Road, from A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Maria Shaw Mason (1 January 1842 – 16 January 1923) was a British educator and reformer in England at the turn of the twentieth century. She proposed to base the education of children upon a wide and liberal curriculum. She was inspired by the writings of the Bible, John Amos Comenius, Matthew Arnold and John Ruskin. Biography Charlotte Mason was born in the hamlet of Garth near Bangor on the Northwest tip of Wales, near Caernarfon. Garth has now been incorporated into the modern city of Bangor. An only child, she was mostly educated at home by her parents.Cholmondley, Essex (1960)The Story of Charlotte Mason, (1842–1923) Mason taught for more than ten years at Davison School in Worthing, England. During this time she developed her vision for "a liberal education for all". Between 1880 and 1892, Mason wrote a popular geography series called The Ambleside Geography Books: *''Elementary Geography:'' Book I for Standard II (1881) *''The British Empire and the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
The 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 2 June 2008. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Order of New Zealand (ONZ) ;Ordinary member * Sir Murray Gordon Halberg – of Auckland. File:Murray Halberg ONZ (cropped).jpg, Sir Murray Halberg New Zealand Order of Merit Distinguished Companion (DCNZM) * Harawira Tiri Gardiner – of Wellington. For services to Māori. * The Honourable John William Hansen – of Rangiora. For services to the judiciary. * Peter Charles Maire – of North Shore. For services to business. * Emeritus Professor Arthur Harold Marshall – of Auckland. For services to acoustical science. * Gillian Karawe Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 1996 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 1995 and the beginning of 1996. They were announced on 30 December 1995. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour. Knight Bachelor * Dr William Ian Axford – of Napier. For services to science. Order of the Bath Companion (CB) ;Military division * Rear Admiral John Edwin Nugent Welch – Chief of Naval Staff, Royal New Zealand Navy. Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Knight Grand Cross (GCMG) * The Right Honourable (Justice) Michael Hardie Boys – of Wellington; Governor-General Designate of New Zealand. File:Sir Michael Hardie Boys.jpg, Sir Michael Hardie Boys Companion (CMG) * Patrick George Morrison – of Darfield. For services to the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Society Of Literature
The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) is a learned society founded in 1820, by King George IV, to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent". A charity that represents the voice of literature in the UK, the RSL has about 600 Fellows, elected from among the best writers in any genre currently at work. Additionally, Honorary Fellows are chosen from those who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of literature, including publishers, agents, librarians, booksellers or producers. The society is a cultural tenant at London's Somerset House. History The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) was founded in 1820, with the patronage of George IV, to "reward literary merit and excite literary talent", and its first president was Thomas Burgess, Bishop of St David's (who was later translated as Bishop of Salisbury). At the heart of the RSL is its Fellowship, "which encompasses the most distinguished writers working today", with the RSL Council, Chair and Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cholmondeley Award
The Cholmondeley Awards () are annual awards for poetry given by the Society of Authors in the United Kingdom. Awards honour distinguished poets, from a fund endowed by the Dowager Marchioness of Cholmondeley in 1966. Since 1991 the award has been made to four poets each year, to the total value of £8000. List of prize winners 2020s 2022 * Menna Elfyn * * Tiffany Atkinson * * Maggie O'Sullivan 2021 * Kei Miller * Paula Claire * Maurice Riordan * Susan Wicks * Katrina Porteous 2020 * Bhanu Kapil * Alec Finlay * Linda France * Hannah Lowe * Rod Mengham 2010s 2019 * Malika Booker * Fred D'Aguiar * Allen Fisher * Jamie McKendrick 2018 * Vahni Capildeo * Kate Clanchy * Linton Kwesi Johnson * Daljit Nagra * Zoë Skoulding 2017 * Caroline Bergvall * Sasha Dugdale * Philip Gross * Paula Meehan 2016 * Maura Dooley * David Morley * Peter Sansom * Iain Sinclair 2015 * Patience Agbabi * Brian Catling * Christopher Middleton * J. H. Prynne * Pascale Petit 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faber Book Of 20th Century Women's Poetry
The ''Faber Book of Twentieth-Century Women's Poetry'' is a poetry anthology edited by Fleur Adcock and published in 1987 by Faber and Faber. The introduction to the selection of women poets writing in English argues that there is "no particular tradition" to distinguish them from men. Poets in the ''Faber Book of Twentieth Century Women's Poetry'' Fleur Adcock – Margaret Atwood – Margaret Avison – Elizabeth Bartlett – Patricia Beer – Frances Bellerby – Connie Bensley – Mary Ursula Bethell – Elizabeth Bishop – Louise Bogan – Eavan Boland – Gwendolyn Brooks – Eiléan Ni Chuilleanáin – Amy Clampitt – Gillian Clarke – Jane Cooper – Wendy Cope – Frances Cornford – Elizabeth Daryush – Rosemary Dobson – Freda Downie – Lauris Edmond – U. A. Fanthorpe – Elaine Feinstein – Tess Gallagher – Louise Glück – Barbara Guest – H. D. – Gwen Harwood – Selima Hill – Molly Holden – Robin Hyde – Elizabeth Jennings – J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Duckworth
Marilyn Duckworth (born 10 November 1935) is a New Zealand novelist, poet and short story writer. She has published 16 novels, one novella, a collection of short stories and a collection of poetry. She has also written for television and radio. Early life Duckworth was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but spent the years between 1939 and 1947 in England. Her father was the psychologist and Esperantist Cyril Adcock, and her sister is the poet Fleur Adcock. Career Duckworth's first novel, ''A Gap in the Spectrum'', was published when she was 23. Her debut in 1959 puts her in the second generation of New Zealand novelists of the Provincial period. Honours, awards and nominations * 1963: New Zealand Literary Fund Award for Achievement for ''A Barbarous Tongue'' * 1985: New Zealand Book Award:Fiction for ''Disorderly Conduct'' * 1095: Wattie Book of the Year Award (shortlisted) for ''Disorderly Conduct'' * 1987: Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Gold Medal For Poetry
The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry is awarded for a book of verse published by someone in any of the Commonwealth realms. Originally the award was open only to British subjects living in the United Kingdom, but in 1985 the scope was extended to include people from the rest of the Commonwealth realms. Recommendations to the Queen for the award of the Medal are made by a committee of eminent scholars and authors chaired by the Poet Laureate. In recent times, the award has been announced on the (traditional date of the) birthday of William Shakespeare, 23 April. However, Don Paterson was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry alongside the 2010 New Year Honours. The Gold Medal for Poetry was instituted by King George V in 1933 at the suggestion of the British royal court's Poet Laureate, John Masefield. The obverse of the medal bears the crowned effigy of The Queen. The idea of the reverse, which was designed by Edmund Dulac, is: "Truth emerging from her well and holding in her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Finchley
East Finchley is an area in North London, immediately north of Hampstead Heath. Like neighbouring Muswell Hill it straddles the London Boroughs of Barnet and Haringey, with most of East Finchley falling into the London Borough of Barnet. It has the greenest high road in London. East Finchley is situated northwest of Charing Cross. Geographically, it is separated from the rest of Finchley by the North Circular, with North Finchley and West Finchley to the north, and Finchley Central (Church End) to the northwest. East Finchley (East End) was first mentioned in 1365 when it formed a scattered hamlet, but by 1860 it was the most populous part of Finchley. Badly bombed during World War 2, and with the subsequent re-building, the street pattern of the Old Village was destroyed. However, the area retains a strong community feeling. The area collectively named Finchley, which included East Finchley (East End), Finchley Central (Church End) and North Finchley, was a parish unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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