By Vincent O'Sullivan in Culture
Issue 3802 19th Mar 2013
Vincent O’Sullivan first met Ralph Hotere in England in the 1960s. In 14 “episodes” – a number of significance for the artist, thanks to the Stations of the Cross and his 14 siblings – the writer describes his friend’s final journey home.
By Vincent O'Sullivan in Poetry
Issue 3750 23rd Mar 2012
Only Connect
By Vincent O'Sullivan in Books
Issue 3670 11th Sep 2010
Kathleen Jones takes two extraordinary gambles that pay off amply in her richly detailed and compelling new biography of Katherine Mansfield.
By Vincent O'Sullivan in Commentary
Issue 3556 5th Jul 2008
The publication of the last volume of Katherine Mansfield's letters provides a fresh perspective on the emotional tug of her homeland in the face of imminent death.
By Vincent O'Sullivan in Uncategorized
Issue 3366 13th Nov 2004
Shackled emotions, closed horizons: New Zealand was a drab place in the 1940s and 50s. As a new biography of David Ballantyne shows, writers stood at an angle to it.
By Vincent O'Sullivan in Uncategorized
Issue 3321 3rd Jan 2004