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New Zealand-born (1957) writer of poetry, songs, fiction, plays and essays. Direen's work has appeared regularly since 1980.
Bibliography
20-9-1. Twenty song lyrics, nine short stories and a theatre piece (The Shell). Prototype. Christchurch. 1980.
Examination of attempts to "refashion" existing oriental theatre forms (and myths) for the twentieth century western stage. The models: Japanese Noh (refashioned by W.B.Yeats), Indian Kathakali (by Jerzy Grotowski), Balinese dance-drama (by Antonin Artaud), Japanese Noh (by Bertolt Brecht). Christchurch. 1982.
Slices of Man Fragments Prototype. Christchurch. 1982.
Three Farces Collaborative. Translations and adaptations from medieval French farces. Three from a repertory of eight medieval pieces, performed by Soluble Fish, Blue Ladder and What Bucket? theatre groups. [Other pieces by Jean Tardieu, Jean Cocteau, Hans Sachs, Antonin Artaud, W.B.Yeats, Hochwalder, Beckett, Shakespeare, and songs of Boris Vian were adapted/translated for different repertories.] South Indies. Christchurch. 1983.
Inklings Poems Nag's Head Press Christchurch. 1988.
Innings and Outings Thoughts on sport gardening and eroticism in New Zealand poetry. Essay. 1989.
Various music-theatre pieces performed in Wellington or Christchurch, NZ, and toured nationwide. 1984-95.
Wormwood Novel Published in its entirety in Sport 18. Wellington. 1997.
A Memory of Others (edited/developed with Gordon Spittle & Alan Brunton) Bumper Wellington. 1999.
Evolition Poetry Nag's Head Press Christchurch. 1993.
Expatriation and New Zealand Poetry Essay 1997.
Sunshower Novella in first person in Landfall 196 Dunedin. 1998 Novellas, stories, essays, poems and casual thoughts have appeared in other New Zealand journals, such as Takahe ('The Mirror Story of the Princess of Nineveh' not published elsewhere), JAAM (poems about childhood not yet published elsewhere), and brief. Work also appeared regularly in NZ Listener, before the year 2000.
The Factory Short story translated into German DAAD Berlin. 2002
A Freedom Tale Story-poem for young adults Brown Barrow Press Paris. 2000.
Crappings Poetry 5 to 12 Books Wellington. 1993.
Nusquama Novel comprised of two novellas and eight short stories (some in first person) about the extended familes (whanau) of a mediocre NZ pop group. Alpha/Addenda Christchurch. 2002
Jules Novel Alpha/Addenda Christchurch. 2002
Coma Short Novel Titus Books Auckland. 2005.
New Sea Land Poetry Titus Books Auckland. 2005.
Nusquama German translation by Arno Loeffler 2006.
Song of the Brakeman Novel. Titus Books Auckland & Paris. 2006.
Resentment in Katherine Mansfield, James K. Baxter, John Mulgan and Neil Roberts Essay & conference paper. 2006.
Percutio Journal of poetry, fiction extracts, translations, version, and historical essays relating to Europe and New Zealand, and to matters such as translation itself. (Editor) 2006
A brief history of the French in New Zealand 1769-1938. Historical summary and transcribed oral history. 2006.
Identity and Identification in New Zealand culture today Essay and colloquium paper. 2006.