Veteran writer, Kevin Ireland, 87, at the Shakespeare Tavern in Auckland in 2020. Photo / Sylvie WhinrayBy RNZThe poet, novelist and writer Kevin Ireland who became an exile from New Zealand for 25 years has died aged 89. Writer Kevin Ireland. Well-known New Zealand authors Kevin Ireland, left, and CK Stead pictured at Frank Sargeson House in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore in 2019. RIP, Kevin Ireland (1933–2023), one of my favourite poets of Aotearoa and a lovely man.

Source: The Herald May 19, 2023 13:51 UTC