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Andre Surridge
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André Surridge
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André Surridge is a poet and playwright who lives in Hamilton. Born in Hull, England, André immigrated to New Zealand in 1972. He is married to a Kiwi, has Kiwi children and grandchildren and considers himself a Yorkshire Kiwi. His work has been published and/or performed in Britain, the United States, Canada, Croatia, Australia and New Zealand. He is the winner of several writing awards including the Shell Playwrights Award NZ 1984 and Haiku Have-a-Go Competition, Katikati, 2004. Contact André.
a foxglove
pockets
another bee
autumn -
yellow circles of grass
where the circus stood
doctor's waiting room
the daddylonglegs
has one long leg missing
flax flowers -
a tipsy tui
belches mid-song
home from hospital
your smile
fills the living room
lovers argue -
against rocks
the slap of the sea
physio -
the pillow
still warm
slowly to school
dragging feet through leaf drifts
the teacher
Sunday brunch -
two boiled eggs
jigging in the pot
the godwits leave
she puts a blanket
on the bed
Publication notes:
a foxglove: the enormous picture (NZ Poetry Society anthology, 2004).
autumn -: Presence 27 (UK), September 2005.
doctor's waiting room: Bravado (NZ) May 2005.
flax flowers -: Valley Micropress (NZ) August 2004.
home from the hospital: Valley Micropress, September 2005.
lovers argue -: something to expiate (NZPS anthology, 2003).
physio -: Kokako 3 (NZ) September 2005.
slowly to school: learning a language (NZPS anthology, 2005).
Sunday brunch - : something to expiate.
the godwits leave: Yellow Moon (Australia) winter 2005.
