Riddell, Elizabeth

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Riddell, Elizabeth (1907-1998), was a New Zealand poet who had a long career as a journalist before publishing her first collection of poems, Forbears, in 1961. Her poetry has been described as "controlled, spare, frequently witty, and lightly lyrical" as well as "serene and unhurried." Riddell's Selected Poems (1992) won several Australian literary awards.

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