Elizabeth Nannestad

Elizabeth Nannestad (born 1956 in Browns Bay, Auckland) is a New Zealand poet.

Life
She studied medicine at Otago University and has worked as a doctor and forensic psychiatrist. She lives and works in Auckland.

Her work has been published in Sport, Poetry New Zealand, Landfall and Islands.

Awards

 * 1987 New Zealand Book Award for Poetry with Allen Curnow

Works

 * "Immediately After", Seeing voices

Anthologies

 * My Heart Goes Swimming: New Zealand Love Poems (1996)