Sam Hunt (poet)

Sam Hunt

BornSamuel Percival Maitland Hunt
(1946-07-04) 4 July 1946 (age 78)
Castor Bay, Auckland
OccupationPoet, Novelist

Samuel Percival Maitland Hunt CNZM QSM (born 4 July 1946, Castor Bay, Auckland) is a New Zealand poet, especially known for his public performances of poetry, not only his own poems, but also the poems of many other poets.[1] He has been referred to as New Zealand's best-known poet.[2]