Lynn Jenner

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Lynn Jenner
Born Hāwera, Taranaki
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater Victoria University in Wellington
GenrePoetry, essays
Notable worksDear Sweet Harry
Notable awardsBest First Book Award for Poetry in the New Zealand Post Book Awards, NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry
Website
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Lynn Jenner is a poet and essayist from New Zealand.

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Background

Jenner was born in Hāwera, Taranaki. [1] She worked as an educational psychologist and counsellor until 2003. She began studying writing at Whitireia Polytechnic and completed an MA in creative writing at Victoria University of Wellington. [2] She received her PhD in 2013 from the International Institute of Modern Letters at the Victoria University of Wellington. [3] [4] Her advisor was Bill Manhire. [5]

Jenner currently lives on the Kāpiti Coast. [1]

Works

Jenner published her first collection of poetry, Dear Sweet Harry, in 2010. Her second book, Lost and Gone Away, was published in 2015 and is partly a memoir, including essays, and poetry. [4] A third book titled "PEAT" was published by Otago University Press in July 2019. This book weaves Jenner's reactions to the building of the Kapiti Expressway near her home together with her relationship with the late poet, editor, and philanthropist Charles Brasch.

Poems by Jenner have been included in the Best New Zealand Poems series in 2008, [6] 2009, [7] and 2010. [2] She has also published in several literary journals including Turbine [8] [9] [10] and 4th Floor. [11] [12] [13] Jenner was also published in the anthology Oxford Poets 2013. [14]

Awards

Jenner's MA thesis won the 2008 Adam Foundation Prize for Creative Writing. [3]

In 2011, Dear Sweet Harry won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry at the New Zealand Post Book Awards. [15]

Lost and Gone Away was named a Metro Best Books in 2015 [16] and a finalist in the general non-fiction category of the 2016 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lynn Jenner". The University of Auckland. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Best New Zealand Poems 2010". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Lynn Jenner". International Institute of Modern Letters Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Lynn Jenner". Academy of New Zealand Literature. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Jenner, Lynn (1 January 2013). Everyday Life in the Ancient World: Four Re-Collections (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington.
  6. ↑ "Best New Zealand Poems 2008". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Best New Zealand Poems 2009". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Jenner, Lynn (2010). "The Russian Point of View". Turbine. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Jenner, Lynn (2009). "Six Jews Share Their Impressions of Oswiecim". Turbine. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Jenner, Lynn (2008). "The Day Before the Battle of the Somme". Turbine. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Contributors 2008". 4th Floor Literary Journal. 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Contributors 2009". 4th Floor Literary Journal. 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Contributors 2010". 4th Floor Literary Journal. 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Galbraith, Iain; Marsack, Robyn (2013). Oxford Poets 2013. Carcanet Poetry. ISBN   9781906188108.
  15. ↑ "Past Winners by Author". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Metro's Books of the Year 2015". Metro. 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Previous Longlist 2016". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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