Current NZ Poet Laureate David Eggleton is a poet, writer and critic. He is the recipient of a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement and won an Ockham NZ Poetry Award for Conch Trumpet. The Wilder Years is his new poetry collection.
What poet David Eggleton wanted to know was, what was New Zealand culture anyway? Now Poet Laureate, David reflects on his legacy, and writing anti-poetry.