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Niel Wright (Frank William Nielsen Wright; Maori name: Te Kaimahinui, born 30 September 1933) is a New Zealand poet, literary critic, bibliographer, publisher, and cultural and political commentator. His major piece of work is his epic poem ''The Alexandrians'', published in 120 books between 1961 and 2007 and totaling some 36,000 lines. He has since published 1045 post-Alexandrian poems totaling 8331 lines, of which 681 are triolets. He has also published extensive notes to ''The Alexandrians''. == Life == Born in Sydenham Christchurch of mixed French, Scandinavian and English ancestry, Wright aspired to become a writer at an early age. His first school was Elmwood in Merivale, his second St Albans. He then attended Christchurch Boys' High School. Early influences on his literary development were his godmother Lillian Harris (née Wright), the Reverend W.E.D. Davies who opened his private library to him at age 13, headmaster Jim Leggat who similarly recognised his intellectual promise, and J.H.E. Schroder. Poets Ruth Gilbert and Dennis List were also to become important influences. Wright moved to Wellington in 1953, at first off and on, then permanently from the 1960s. He attended Victoria University of Wellington, earning a BA and MA (Hons) in English, and was awarded a PhD in 1974. A student activist during the 1960s, he was co-founder of the Communist Party of Aotearoa in 1974 and a contributor to the ''People's Voice'' newspaper. He is married with one son, one daughter and two grandchildren. He lives in Wellington. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Niel Wright」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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