Wystan Curnow, Michael Harlow and Renee receiving Prime Minister Literary Achievement Awards. Photo: Provided
For half a century Michael Harlow has added to New Zealand's literary canon as a poet and librettist and also as a publisher and mentor.
The American born, Alexandra based writer has just added to his long list of awards and arts residencies and fellowships, the 2018 Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry. A Jungian psychotherapist he has ten books of poetry to his name.
He was the Associate and Poetry Editor at the Landfall literary journal for ten years, and has written numerous libretti for expat New Zealand composer, Kit Powell.
