David Eggleton

David Eggleton is a poet, writer and critic who lives in Dunedin/Ōtepoti.

Art
Aug 10, 2019

Enter Christchurch, Radiant City: Tony de Lautour's paintings of the scars of home

David Eggleton considers the remarkable radiance and Canterbury swamp fog of Tony De Lautour's paintings in this mid-career survey at Dunedin Public Art Gallery

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Books
Feb 16, 2017

Book of the week: The life of starving hysterical naked Allen Ginsberg

David Eggleton surveys the life and times of the one and only Allen Ginsberg - the manic and delirious poet who dedicated himself to "writing down newspaper headlines from Mars".

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Books
May 6, 2016

Ockham national book awards: New verse by poetry finalist David Eggleton

We continue our week-long preview of next week's Ockham national book awards with two new poems by David Eggleton, a finalist in the award for best book of poetry.

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