Ian Wedde

Ian Wedde ONZM is a poet, novelist and curator. He’s published 16 collections of poetry, seven novels, and various art catalogues and monographs. His latest book, Selected Poems, was published in May 2017 by Auckland University Press. He was New Zealand Poet Laureate 2011–13 and in 2014 received the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement (poetry). He lives in Auckland with his wife, the screenwriter and novelist Donna Malane. ​


Ian Wedde at DWRF 2017
A Circle of Laureates