Vincent O'Sullivan (New Zealand writer)

Sir Vincent O'Sullivan
KNZM
O'Sullivan in 2022
9th New Zealand Poet Laureate
In office
2013–2015
Preceded byIan Wedde
Succeeded byC. K. Stead
Personal details
BornVincent Gerard O'Sullivan
(1937-09-28)28 September 1937
Auckland, New Zealand
Died28 April 2024(2024-04-28) (aged 86)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Children2
RelativesDominic O'Sullivan (son)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Writer
  • academic

Sir Vincent Gerard O'Sullivan KNZM (28 September 1937 – 28 April 2024) was a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, critic, editor, biographer, librettist, and academic. From 1988 to 2004 he was a professor of English literature at Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2013 he was appointed the New Zealand Poet Laureate.

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