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Freed

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Freed

Freedwas an Auckland University student initiative that sought to break away from the nationalist bent of New Zealand literary culture and strike out in new directions. It featured experimental poetry from the likes of Alan Brunton and David Mitchell. This 1969 cover drawing by artist Pat Hanly shows figures seated as if on a motorcycle – a symbol of freedom in the 1960s. 

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Freed 2 (1970) (S-L-1311-Cover)

by Patrick Hanly

Courtesy of Hanly family trust.

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Ben Schrader, Magazines and periodicals – Literary magazines, internet publishing, 1960s to 2010s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/44398/freed (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 6 March 2014, updated 1 April 2020.