Vincent O’Sullivan
Then it’s Wellington we’re coming to!
It’s time, she says, it’s time surely
for us to change lanes, change tongues,
they speak so differently down here.
Where to find it
- Wheelchair accessible
About the author
Vincent O’Sullivan was noted in the 1960s for his poetry, with its subversive wit and facility for original and evocative imagery. From the 1970s he began publishing short fiction, extending his reach in the 1980s to drama for radio and theatre. His first novel Let the River Stand won the Montana Book of the Year Award in 1994. He has won numerous other literary awards including the 2021 Ockham General Non-Fiction Award for The Dark is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere a Biographical Portrait. In 2021 he accepted a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to literature.
With his wide international experience and broad interests as an anthologist, editor and critic, O’Sullivan is at the forefront of articulating New Zealand’s place in literature and culture, worldwide.
