Lauris Edmond

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Lauris Edmond was a New Zealand poet who began publishing in middle age. She emerged as a notable figure during the feminist literary movements of the 1970s and 1980s, though her poetic style was more conventional than many of her contemporaries. Edmond's work is recognized within the context of post-World War II New Zealand literature, a period that saw a shift towards a \"postcolonial\" phase marked by modernist and nationalist themes. She is mentioned alongside other poets who gained prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, a time when New Zealand literature was increasingly influenced by both British and American literary traditions.1

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New Zealand literature
Poetry
Lauris Edmond, who began publishing in middle age, was an anomaly among these poets, riding high on the feminist tide of those two decades but writing in a more conventional poetic style that set her apart from her publishing contemporaries.
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Lauris Edmond, who began publishing in middle age, was an anomaly among these poets, riding high on the feminist tide of those two decades but writing in a more conventional poetic style that set her apart from her publishing contemporaries.
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