Background
Jennifer Bornholdt was born on November 1, 1960, in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
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These Days
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2000
My Heart Goes Swimming : New Zealand Love Poems
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2000
Summer
(The poems in this book record the experiences of the poet...)
The poems in this book record the experiences of the poet and her family through the Mediterranean summer while she held the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship in Menton, France.
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2004
The Colour of Distance: New Zealand Writers in France, French Writers in New Zealand
(This anthology includes memoirs, stories, and poems writt...)
This anthology includes memoirs, stories, and poems written in France by some of New Zealand's greatest writers—among them Janet Frame, Allen Curnow, James K. Baxter, and Michael King.
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2006
The Rocky Shore
(Exploring the intricacies of topics such as love, death, ...)
Exploring the intricacies of topics such as love, death, children, and illness, this new, thought-provoking poetry collection balances its denser themes with meditations on lighter subjects such as bread-making and gardening.
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2009
The Hill of Wool
(Exploring the concept of memory, this collection of poetr...)
Exploring the concept of memory, this collection of poetry delves into the remembrances that live and grow within families as well as those that are inspired by rediscovered children’s songs and stories.
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2012
A Book Is a Book
(This book asks "what is a book?" It celebrates books and ...)
This book asks "what is a book?" It celebrates books and reading. It captures the value and magic of books felt by all voracious readers, and is a perfect gift for book-lovers of all ages.
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2014
The Longest Breakfast
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2017
Selected Poems
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2017
Jennifer Mary Bornholdt
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Education
Born in Lower Hutt, Bornholdt received a bachelor's degree in English Literature and a Diploma in Journalism. She studied poetry with Bill Manhire at Victoria University of Wellington in 1984.
Achievements
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Jennifer is co-editor of My Heart Goes Swimming: New Zealand Love Poems and the Oxford Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English, which won the Montana New Zealand Book Award for Poetry in 1997.
In the 2014 New Year Honours, Bornholdt was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a poet.
Works
book
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The Rocky Shore
(Exploring the intricacies of topics such as love, death, ...)
2009 -
The Hill of Wool
(Exploring the concept of memory, this collection of poetr...)
2012 -
Summer
(The poems in this book record the experiences of the poet...)
2004 -
The Colour of Distance: New Zealand Writers in France, French Writers in New Zealand
(This anthology includes memoirs, stories, and poems writt...)
2006 -
A Book Is a Book
(This book asks "what is a book?" It celebrates books and ...)
2014 - The Longest Breakfast 2017
- These Days 2000
- My Heart Goes Swimming : New Zealand Love Poems 2000
- Selected Poems 2017
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The Rocky Shore
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Connections
In 1994 Jennifer married Gregory O’Brien.
