CHRISTINA CONRAD

Born in New Zealand (12/18/42) …Conrad is an internationally acclaimed poet, playwright and “outsider” artist. She is the author of three books. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the U.K. They have also been widely anthologized (The Oxford Book of Modern New Zealand Poetry, Kiwi and Emu, and The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Verse).

Conrad’s first book – This Fig Tree Has Thorns – is considered a modern-day classic. A French translation, published by Infrablu Press in Paris in 1996, sold out within two weeks. She is also represented in the Bloomsbury Book of Women Writers (U.K.) and has been the subject of several documentary films, including one that is now in progress. Conrad’s paintings and clay icons have been exhibited in major galleries in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.