Michele Leggott
MICHELE LEGGOTT has published six books of poetry, most recently Milk and Honey (Auckland University Press, 2005; Salt Publishing, UK, 2006) and Journey to Portugal, with collages by Gretchen Albrecht (Holloway Press, 2007). Co-editor of Big Smoke: New Zealand Poems 1960–1975 (Auckland University Press, 2000) with Alan Brunton and Murray Edmond; editor of Young Knowledge: The Poems of Robin Hyde (Auckland University Press, 2003). Coordinator since 2001 of the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre (nzepc) at the University of Auckland.
Leggott comments: ‘This poem is dedicated to the memory of Sally Rodwell and Alan Brunton, and to their daughter Ruby who carries with her the legacy of poetry and theatre that was part of the house in Island Bay and moves now towards its future occasions.’
Poem: Leaving the House
