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Rachel Bush was born on 26 December, 1941 in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a New Zealand poet (1941–2016). Discover Rachel Bush's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Occupation Writer
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 26 December, 1941
Birthday 26 December
Birthplace Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of death 2016
Died Place Nelson, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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1941

Rachel Bush (26 December 1941 — 23 March 2016) was a New Zealand poet and teacher.

Her work was widely published in books, anthologies and literary magazines.

Bush was born in 1941 in Christchurch and grew up in Hāwera.

1996

She was a member of the first MA course in creative writing run by Bill Manhire at Victoria University of Wellington in 1996 and her first book of poetry, The Hungry Woman, was based on work written during that course.

Her work was published in Best New Zealand Poems and in 4th Floor Literary Journal as well as on online poetry blogs and in journals including Sport, Landfall, Turbine and Faber's Introduction.

2003

She taught English at Nelson College for Girls until 2003.

2004

In 2004, she was poet in residence at Wellington Hospital as part of the Poets in Workplaces Scheme.

2006

The resulting poems were published as a booklet by the Wai-te-ata Press in 2006, accompanied by photographs taken in the Neonatal Unit by Alan Knowles.

One of her poems, "Cicadas", was set to music by Gillian Whitehead, having been commissioned by harpist Helen Webby (with funding from Creative New Zealand).

Bush was married to musician Richard Nunns and had two daughters and five grandchildren.

2016

She died on 23 March 2016, a month before the publication of Thought Horses, although a copy of the book was ready in time for her to see it.

2017

Thought Horses was posthumously longlisted for the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.