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Haurongo: Curnow, Thomas Allen Monro

The Penguin book of New Zealand verse

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The Penguin book of New Zealand verse

Allen Curnow made the selection of poems and wrote the now-famous introduction to The Penguin book of New Zealand verse for its publication in London in 1960. The book was the first significant New Zealand literature published by Penguin.

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Penguin Group (NZ) Ltd

Reference: Allen Curnow, ed. The Penguin book of New Zealand verse. Auckland: Blackwood & Janet Paul, under license from Penguin Books, 1966

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Terry Sturm. 'Curnow, Thomas Allen Monro', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/28143/the-penguin-book-of-new-zealand-verse (accessed 4 June 2026).