Bill Direen

William Direen
William Direen
	Direen at Kawakawa Bay, New Zealand. "New Sea Land" (poems, 2005).
Background information
Also known as	Bill Direen
Genres	Alternative rock; Post-punk; Neo-folk; Experimental literature;
Occupations	Musician; Poet; Critic;
Instruments	vocals; guitar;
Years active	1975–present
Labels	Sophomore Lounge; Rattle; Grapefruit (music label); Unwucht; Zelle Records; SmartGuy; Flying Nun; Powertool Records; South Indies; Thokei Tapes; Corazoo; Siltbreeze; Titus Books; Editions de Titus (France); Nag's Head Press; Holloway Press; Sport New Zealand New Writing; Takahe Magazine; Broadsheet New New Zealand Poetry; South Indies;

Bill (also William) Direen is a musician and poet. He manages the music group Bilders and lives in Otago, New Zealand.

Direen has appeared at Book Festivals in New Zealand, the USA and Eastern Europe, but is better known for his music and songs, recorded and performed with musicians in NZ and overseas. He has made small tours of USA, Europe, Serbia and Australia,. He is the subject of a documentary, Bill Direen, A Memory of Others, directed by Simon Ogston (2017).