Elizabeth Smither is a poet, novelist and short story writer. Her numerous collections of poetry have been published alongside several novels and short story collections. Her poetic style is considered idiosyncratic while it moves beyond the self-referential into the areas of legendary characters, Catholicism and the workings of language itself. As well as receiving numerous other awards, Elizabeth Smither was named the 2002 Te Mata Poet Laureate.
Novels
First Blood (1983)
Brother-love, Sister-love (1986)
The Sea Between Us (2003)
Different Kinds of Pleasure (2006)
Loving Sylvie (2019)
Brother-love, Sister-love (1986)
The Sea Between Us (2003)
Different Kinds of Pleasure (2006)
Loving Sylvie (2019)
Collections
Here Come the Clouds (poems) (1975)
You're Very Seductive, William Carlos Williams (poems) (1978)
The Sarah Train (poems) (1980)
The Legend of Marcello Mastroianni's Wife (poems) (1981)
Casanova's Ankle (poems) (1981)
Shakespeare Virgins (poems) (1984)
Gorilla (poems) (1986)
Professor Musgrove's Canary (poems) (1986)
Animaux (poems) (1988)
A Pattern of Marching (1989)
Nights At the Embassy (1990)
A Cortege of Daughters (1993)
The Tudor Style (poems) (1993)
Mr Fish (1994)
The Mathematics of Jane Austen (1997)
The Lark Quartet (poems) (1999)
Listening to the Everly Brothers (2002)
A Question of Gravity (poems) (2004)
Horse Playing Accordion (poems) (2007)
The Year of Adverbs (poems) (2007)
The Girl Who Proposed (2008)
Night Horse (poems) (2017)
You're Very Seductive, William Carlos Williams (poems) (1978)
The Sarah Train (poems) (1980)
The Legend of Marcello Mastroianni's Wife (poems) (1981)
Casanova's Ankle (poems) (1981)
Shakespeare Virgins (poems) (1984)
Gorilla (poems) (1986)
Professor Musgrove's Canary (poems) (1986)
Animaux (poems) (1988)
A Pattern of Marching (1989)
Nights At the Embassy (1990)
A Cortege of Daughters (1993)
The Tudor Style (poems) (1993)
Mr Fish (1994)
The Mathematics of Jane Austen (1997)
The Lark Quartet (poems) (1999)
Listening to the Everly Brothers (2002)
A Question of Gravity (poems) (2004)
Horse Playing Accordion (poems) (2007)
The Year of Adverbs (poems) (2007)
The Girl Who Proposed (2008)
Night Horse (poems) (2017)
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