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Michael Walker
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I was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand.I went through the education system, high school, and graduated from the University of Auckland with a BA and an MA degree. I taught English and French in a few New Zealand high schools on and off from 1969 till 2006. I travelled to England and France in the early 1970s. I lived and taught English in Grenoble for a couple of years. Here, I spoke French most... more »
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Michael Walker Poems
Life And Death.
I know, or I think I know, where I was born.
New Plymouth, a city with two sprawling cemeteries,
where I found my grandparents' gravestones at last,
but they were covered in gray lichen and ...... more »
A Clairvoyant.
I can see your boarding house now,
A spacious, two-storied bungalow
That overlooked the blue-water harbour.
Your rambling house had good prospects.... more »
Finish Line.
-'The time you won your town the race/ We chaired you through the market-place/ Man and boy stood cheering by, / And home we brought you shoulder-high'. 'To An Athlete Dying Young'.A. E. Housman
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A Soccer Report. (Haiku) .
I played goalkeeper.
I coached high school soccer teams:
I lost interest.... more »
A Farewell Note.
I worked so long in the shadow of Bob Menzies,
that I was surprised when he did step down.
After a caucus vote, I stepped up to become
the seventeenth Prime Minister of Australia.... more »
Tobacco Picking Near Motueka.
It was my first experience of hard labour,
working in the green fields under the sun,
on a long working holiday near Motueka.... more »
The Last Video Shop.
My city used to have video rental shops
dotted around the suburbs of escapism,
though for some time there has been just one,
which closed its doors last week;... more »
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Michael Walker Quotations
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'''BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU' is written on every parking ticket.'''
- M. Walker. George Orwell's novel '1984' ends with the words 'BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU', which I adapted to comment on the mentality of fining pe... -
''In a city, the most precious item for sale is time.''
This is my original thought. I do not like wasting time or have shop assistants keep me waiting unnecessarily. I am impatient. Time is precious.M. Wal... -
'''Poetry springs in silence from meditation and research.Poems also need to express genuine emotion to be convincing'.''
My own idea, based on my own experience. I need absolute quiet for writing, no radio, nothing. For some dramatic monologues, like 'A Farewell Note', I... -
'''You say save the trees: I say save the people'.''
I am influenced by June Jordan's anti-green thought. I was like this long before, too. To me, people and their needs are more important than trees-the... -
'''Life is not fair. Nothing is fair'.''
Murray Parker, b.1944, is a former NZ cricket player, whose son, Mark, was killed in the terrorist attack in a Bali nightclub,2002. I agree with Murra...
A Soccer Report. (Haiku) .
I played goalkeeper.
I coached high school soccer teams:
I lost interest.
-May,2015.
Michael, has great observational powers. A gift all poets need. His intuition serves him well in all he writes.
I must translate it in Chinese...
Michael Walker, a New Zealand poet who travels with wonderful poems through his life.
Michael walker is a great poet and a good friend..God bless you..
Thanks again Rajnish. What I value most in your comment is that I have powers of observation That is true: i look for small details in any situation. The fine print.
Another point which in my opinion would be essential to mention while writing about you as a poet is your skills as a translator of contemporary poetry from New Zealand as well as from other regions. You also make us familiar with the concerned poets and their lives and struggles through your well researched Notes. We remain thankful to you for your remarkable contribution, Michael.
One important thing which I recall again and again about your writings is your power of observation. Even the minute details of a topic under reference would hardly escape your attention e.g. your description of coins and currency in one of your poems and name of places in a series of other poems was just mind-blowing.
Hi! Michael, I'm so happy and I acknowledge with thanks and humility your most generous comments about me and my poetry. I have always been learning a lot from my great poet friends like you. I admire your travelogues and poems relating to your past and present tours undertaken from time to time. I wish I could write such pen sketches which make even a common street look like a picture gallery. My Regards & Good Wishes.
I consider Michael Walker an outstanding poet. A kinder, gentier person cannot be found. Michael translated my poem, My Question into french. I consider him to be New Zealand's Poet Laureate and I consider him as one of my best friends! ! ! !
On behalf of all fellow poets, Poem Hunter Family and our Mahakul family we offer a title of honour to poet Michael Walker as, Grand Hymn. From today on wards he will be known as Grand Hymn Michael Walker. We hope all poets and visitors will accept this. We congratulate poet for having this honorary title and we are wishing him all the best for his future perseverance.