Books by Sam Hunt

Born at Castor Bay in 1946, Sam Hunt is one of New Zealand's bestknown and most celebrated poets. He has been touring and performing his poems for over 50 years, and has published many collections of his poems, from Between Islands in 1963, to his most recent, Knucklebones: Poems 1962-2012. Twelve years ago, Hunt moved onto the Arapaoa River of the Kaipara Harbour - 'five / gunshots from humanity'. Hunt has received major accolades for his services to poetry, including a QSM, a CNZM and, in 2012, the Prime Minister's Poetry Award.