McPherson, Heather (1942–)

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McPherson, Heather (1942–)

New Zealand poet and feminist. Born 1942 in New Zealand.

With 3 other women, founded the feminist literary magazine Spiral (1976), which also developed into a publishing house and published works like Keri Hulme's The Bone People; often writes of her experiences as a lesbian; works include A Figurehead, A Face (1982) and The Third Myth (1986); also edited Spiral 7: a collection of lesbian art and writing from Aotearoa New Zealand (1992).

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