Johanna Aitchison

QUALIFICATIONS

MA Creative Writing, Victoria University of Wellington, Grad. Dip tchg (Prim) Victoria University of Wellington, Legal Professionals, Otago University Institute of Professional Bachelor of Laws (Otago University)

PAPERS TAUGHT

Creative Writing

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Alter egos in contempory lyric poetry

COUNTRIES LIVED IN

Japan, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand.

PREVIOUS ROLES

International Writing Program Fellow (University of Iowa), Artist-in-Residence (Massey University), JET Programme Assistant Language Teacher, Legal Editor, Lexis-Nexis Butterworths Litigation Solicitor, Anderson Lloyd

COMMUNITY WORK / INTERESTS

swimming in the Business House IPU relay team, I am active in community arts, particularly poetry.

MY PASSIONS

I love keeping fit: running marathons and half marathons, running with my son; working out with friends, and going to yoga; I love any kind of art, especially visual art; I love expanding students' ideas of what they are capable of; and I love to sing karaoke.