Peter Bland (born 12 May 1934 in
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, sub ...
, North Yorkshire)
is a British-New Zealand
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...
and actor.
Life
He emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 20 and graduated from the
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...
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He worked as a radio producer for the
New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation.
He became closely associated with the
Wellington Group which included
James K. Baxter and
Louis Johnson. He worked in theatre, as co-founder and artistic director of
Downstage Theatre from 1964–68.
He returned to Britain in 1970 for a short time but now lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
Awards and honours
* 1977
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 bee ...
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Arvon Foundation International Poetry Competition, England
* 2011
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement is a List of New Zealand literary awards, New Zealand literary award established in 2003 by the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand), the national arts development agenc ...
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Plays
* ''Father’s Day'' (Wellington, 1966; the first locally-written production at
Downstage Theatre)
* ''George the Mad Ad Man'' (Wellington, 1967, and Coventry, England, 1969).
Film Acting
* ''
A Touch of the Other'' (1970)
* ''
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!'' (1974)
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Dangerous Orphans'' (1985)
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Came a Hot Friday'' (1985)
* ''
Queen City Rocker'' (1986)
Memoir
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References
External links
"Bland, Peter", ''New Zealand Book Council''
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1934 births
Living people
British poets
New Zealand poets
New Zealand male writers
Victoria University of Wellington alumni
Male actors from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
British male poets