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Locke was born in [[Auckland]] and grew up in the suburb of [[Sandringham, New Zealand|Sandringam]], the youngest of three children. He attended [[St Peter's College, Auckland|St Peter's College]] where he was in the same class as [[Sam Hunt (poet)|Sam Hunt]] and was taught "for two important senior years" by [[K O Arvidson]].<ref name="Terry">[http://aonzpsa.blogspot.co.nz/2007/11/locke-terry.html "Terry Locke", ''Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive'', Tuesday, November 20, 2007.] (retrieved 20 February 2012).</ref> He was dux of the college in 1964 and won a University Junior National Scholarship.<ref>''St Peter's Magazine 1965'', P. 12</ref> In 1965 Locke attended [[Holy Name Seminary]] in Christchurch and then commenced a degree in English and Mathematics at [[Auckland University]], eventually completing a Ph.D. in English. His doctoral thesis was on the subject,''The Antagonistic City: A Design for Urban Imagery in Seven American Poets''. During that time he was a social activist and was involved in the foundation of [[Youthline]] with [[Felix Donnelly|Father Felix Donnelly]] and in other social and Catholic initiatives.<ref name="Locke">Terry Lock, ''The Youthline Story'', Youthlink Family Trust, Auckland, 1981.</ref>. He later wrote a history of Youthline.<ref name="Locke"/> Locke has lived in [[Kingsland, New Zealand]] Auckland, since 1979 with his wife, Linda. They have six children (including three from his previous marriage to Judith McNeil).<ref name="Terry"/> |
Locke was born in [[Auckland]] and grew up in the suburb of [[Sandringham, New Zealand|Sandringam]], the youngest of three children. He attended [[St Peter's College, Auckland|St Peter's College]] where he was in the same class as [[Sam Hunt (poet)|Sam Hunt]]<ref>Locke has commented on Hunt's version of his school career in [http://www.hyperpoetics.ac.nz/Genres/LockeReviews/BaxterHunt.htm review by Terry Locke, of ''James K. Baxter: Poems selected and introduced by Sam Hunt'', Auckland University Press, Auckland, 2008.] (accessed 20 February 2012)</ref> |
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Reviewed by TERRY LOCKE] and was taught "for two important senior years" by [[K O Arvidson]].<ref name="Terry">[http://aonzpsa.blogspot.co.nz/2007/11/locke-terry.html "Terry Locke", ''Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive'', Tuesday, November 20, 2007.] (retrieved 20 February 2012).</ref> He was dux of the college in 1964 and won a University Junior National Scholarship.<ref>''St Peter's Magazine 1965'', P. 12</ref> In 1965 Locke attended [[Holy Name Seminary]] in Christchurch and then commenced a degree in English and Mathematics at [[Auckland University]], eventually completing a Ph.D. in English. His doctoral thesis was on the subject,''The Antagonistic City: A Design for Urban Imagery in Seven American Poets''. During that time he was a social activist and was involved in the foundation of [[Youthline]] with [[Felix Donnelly|Father Felix Donnelly]] and in other social and Catholic initiatives.<ref name="Locke">Terry Lock, ''The Youthline Story'', Youthlink Family Trust, Auckland, 1981.</ref>. He later wrote a history of Youthline.<ref name="Locke"/> Locke has lived in [[Kingsland, New Zealand]] Auckland, since 1979 with his wife, Linda. They have six children (including three from his previous marriage to Judith McNeil).<ref name="Terry"/> |
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Revision as of 09:17, 20 February 2012
Terry Locke (born 1946) is a New Zealand poet, anthologist and academic.
Background
Locke was born in Auckland and grew up in the suburb of Sandringam, the youngest of three children. He attended St Peter's College where he was in the same class as Sam Hunt[1]
Reviewed by TERRY LOCKE] and was taught "for two important senior years" by K O Arvidson.[2] He was dux of the college in 1964 and won a University Junior National Scholarship.[3] In 1965 Locke attended Holy Name Seminary in Christchurch and then commenced a degree in English and Mathematics at Auckland University, eventually completing a Ph.D. in English. His doctoral thesis was on the subject,The Antagonistic City: A Design for Urban Imagery in Seven American Poets. During that time he was a social activist and was involved in the foundation of Youthline with Father Felix Donnelly and in other social and Catholic initiatives.[4]. He later wrote a history of Youthline.[4] Locke has lived in Kingsland, New Zealand Auckland, since 1979 with his wife, Linda. They have six children (including three from his previous marriage to Judith McNeil).[2]
Academic
After completing his Ph.D., Locke lectured from time to time in the English Department at Auckland University over a period of nine years years (1970-1976 and 1980-1983). In 1971-2 he was a visiting Research Fellow at Yale University. He also taught at secondary school level for twelve years. Since the beginning of 1997, he has worked in the Arts and Language Education Department of the School of Education at Waikato University, where he trains secondary English teachers and pursues academic interests in such areas as "professionalism, ‘new technologies’, the construction of English and educational reform".[2] Locke is also a notable poetry reviewer.[5] Locke holds the position of Associate Professor in English/Language Education in the Arts and Language Education Department at Waikato University.[6]
Poetry
As a student at Auckland University Locke associated with other young poets such as Ian Wedde, Bob Orr, Murray Edmond and Russell Haley. He has stated that his poetic influences include William Wordsworth, T S Eliot, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, Charles Olson, Robert Duncan, Denise Levertov and William Stafford. Emily Dickinson is his favourite poet but he has stated that she has not influenced his poetry.[2] His home in an old villa in Kingsland, provides the setting for Home Territory (Lindon, 1984). His first book of poems, After a Life in the Provinces, was published in 1983. His most recent book of poems Maketu was published in 2003. Locke has also edited or co-edited three anthologies of New Zealand poetry[7]
Poetry publications
- After a Life in the Provinces: Poems 1975-1982, Auckland: Lindon 1983.
- Home Territory, Auckland: Lindon, 1984.
- Maketu, Wellington: HeadworX, 2003.
- White Feathers: An Anthology of New Zealand and Pacific Island Poetry on the Theme of Peace, Christchurch: Hazard Press, 1991 (with Peter Low and John Winslade).
- Doors: A Contemporary New Zealand Poetry Selection, Hamilton: Leaders Press, 2000.
- Jewels in the Water: Contemporary New Zealand Poetry for Younger Readers, Hamilton: Leaders Press, 2000.
References
- ^ Locke has commented on Hunt's version of his school career in review by Terry Locke, of James K. Baxter: Poems selected and introduced by Sam Hunt, Auckland University Press, Auckland, 2008. (accessed 20 February 2012)
- ^ a b c d "Terry Locke", Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive, Tuesday, November 20, 2007. (retrieved 20 February 2012).
- ^ St Peter's Magazine 1965, P. 12
- ^ a b Terry Lock, The Youthline Story, Youthlink Family Trust, Auckland, 1981.
- ^ "Terry Locke: New Zealand Poetry Reviews",Hyperpoetics, University of Waikato], (retrieved 20 February 2012)
- ^ "Terry Locke", Waikato University website (retrieved 20 February 2012).
- ^ Headworx website (retrieved 20 February 2012)