Alan Brunton

Alan Mervyn Brunton (14 October 1946 – 27 June 2002)^[1] was a New Zealand poet and playwright.

Biography

Brunton was born in Christchurch and educated at Hamilton Boys' High School, the University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington. He was founding editor of Freed, and in 1970 Brunton moved to Europe and Asia, publishing Messengers in Blackface (1973, London). From 1974–78 he co-founded an experimental theatre group, Red Mole with his partner Sally Rodwell.^[2] He co-edited Spleen 1976–77. He lived his latter years at Island Bay, a suburb of Wellington. He died in Amsterdam in 2002 during a visit to Europe.

Works

• Black & White Anthology (Hawk Press, 1976), a 33-part sequence with an Asian setting
• Oh Ravachol (Red Mole, 1978)
• And She Said (Red Mole, 1984)
• New Order (Red Mole, 1986).

Brunton has also edited and co-edited a number of publications.

Recently published

• Red Mole, a Sketchbook. ISBN/SKU: 9780864730930
• Beyond the Oh La La Mountains. Poems 1968-2002. Titus Books. 2014

References

1. Cardy, Tom (4 July 2002). "Theatre revolutionary". Evening Post. p. 9.
2. Edmond, Murray. "From Cabaret To Apocalypse: Red Mole's Cabaret Capital Strut And Ghost Rite". NZEPC: New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre. NZEPC: New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre. Retrieved 8 August 2015.

External links

• Alan Brunton on the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Website curated by Michelle Leggott
• Alan Brunton on the New Zealand Book Council website author description