Hotspur

by Fleur Adcock

Adcock's powerful ballad tells the story of the hero as viewed by his wife, Elizabeth Mortimer. Illustrated with monoprints by the acclaimed New Zealand artist, Gretchen Albrecht.

1 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1986

About the author

Fleur Adcock was a New Zealand poet and editor. Of English and Northern Irish ancestry, Adcock lived much of her life in England. She is well-represented in New Zealand poetry anthologies, was awarded an honorary doctorate of literature from Victoria University of Wellington, and was awarded an OBE in 1996 for her contribution to New Zealand literature. In 2008 she was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature.