Bill Direen

William Direen is a musician-poet from New Zealand. As a writer Direen has published many books and read at events and book festivals in New Zealand, the USA and Eastern Europe, but he is better known for his music and songs, recorded and performed with musicians in New Zealand and overseas. He manages music group Bilders. Alone or with a group, he has made small tours of New Zealand, USA, Europe, Serbia and Australia. He is the subject of a documentary, Bill Direen, A Memory of Others, directed by Simon Ogston. In 2025, Direen became an Arts Foundation/Te Tumu Toi laureate, for his contribution to writing and music. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Di...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)