Raewyn Alexander Explained

Raewyn Alexander (born 1955) is a New Zealand writer. She has also worked in visual media, producing comics and clothing.^[1]

She was born in Hamilton, later moving to Auckland.^[2] Alexander was editor for the arts magazine Magazine. Her work has appeared in various literary magazines, in the Auckland Poetry Live anthology and in the anthology Essential New Zealand Poems: Facing the Empty Page.^[3]

In 2016 she had a lengthy essay published in Metro alleging she was engaged to Chris Knox. A spokesperson for Knox denied this, and Metro then retracted the story and apologised.^[4]

Selected works

• Fat, novel (1996)
• Concrete, novel (1998)
• AUP New Poets 1, poetry (1998), Auckland University Press, ^[5]
• Love and Hate are Small Words with Big Names, poetry (1999)
• Bacon is Not a Vegetable (701 Tips for Flatting), non-fiction, with Olwyn Stewart
• Sweet: A Guide for New Zealand Teenagers, non-fiction (2001), with Jan Hedge
• It's a Secret (Selected Poems 1993–2005), poetry chapbook (2005)
• Writing Poetry – fireworks, clay and architecture, non-fiction chapbook (2005)
• Museum of Lost Days, poetry (2008)
• Family of Artists, poetry (2012)
• Glam Rock Boyfriends, novel (2014), Brightspark Books,
• Three Words: An anthology of Aotearoa / NZ Women's Comics, comics anthology, contributor, Beatnik (2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Zealand Fashion Museum. www.nzfashionmuseum.org.nz. en. 2019-09-11.
2. Web site: Very Special Guest Raewyn Alexander . blackmailpress 9.
3. Web site: Alexander, Raewyn . New Zealand Book Council.
4. News: Magazine apologises for the Chris Knox wedding that never was. 7 January 2017. Stuff.
5. Web site: Auckland University Press. aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz. en. 2024-01-30.