Raewyn Alexander (born 1955) is a New Zealand writer. She has also worked in visual media, producing comics and clothing.
She was born in Hamilton, later moving to Auckland. Alexander was editor for the arts magazine Magazine. Her work has appeared in various literary magazines, in the Auckland Poetry Live anthology and in the anthology Essential New Zealand Poems: Facing the Empty Page.
In 2016 she had a lengthy essay published in Metro alleging she was engaged to Chris Knox. A spokesperson for Knox denied this, and Metro then retracted the story and apologised.
Selected works
- Fat, novel (1996)
- Concrete, novel (1998)
- AUP New Poets 1, poetry (1998), Auckland University Press,
- Love and Hate are Small Words with Big Names, poetry (1999)
- Bacon is Not a Vegetable (701 Tips for Flatting), non-fiction, with Olwyn Stewart
- Sweet: A Guide for New Zealand Teenagers, non-fiction (2001), with Jan Hedge
- It's a Secret (Selected Poems 1993âÂÂ2005), poetry chapbook (2005)
- Writing Poetry â fireworks, clay and architecture, non-fiction chapbook (2005)
- Museum of Lost Days, poetry (2008)
- Family of Artists, poetry (2012)
- Glam Rock Boyfriends, novel (2014), Brightspark Books,
- Three Words: An anthology of Aotearoa / NZ Women's Comics, comics anthology, contributor, Beatnik (2016)
References
Further reading
- Creature. New Zealand Books. 2014;24(3):15. Accessed September 10, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=98008599&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site
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