Heather McPherson | |
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| Born | May 28, 1942 Tauranga, New Zealand |
| Died | January 10, 2017 (aged 74) Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Literary movement | Lesbian feminism |
| Notable works | A Figurehead: A Face (1982) |
| Children | 1 |
Heather Avis McPherson (28 May 1942 – 10 January 2017) was a feminist poet, publisher and editor who played a key role in supporting women artists and writers in New Zealand. In 1976, she founded the Spiral Collective group and Spiral, a women's arts and literary journal that later published monographs. Her poetry book A Figurehead: A Face (1982) was the first book of poetry published in New Zealand by an openly lesbian woman. She published three further collections during her lifetime, and an additional two collections were published posthumously by fellow Spiral members.