Bree Huntley studied literature with Brian Boyd at the University of Auckland. After several years studying and working abroad, she recently returned to Auckland where she works as a lawyer and enjoys writing fiction and poetry. 

She agreed to share with us the sestina below, inspired by Nabokov's "strong opinions" that still linger in her mind.

Nabokoviana

As part of the recently concluded Nabokov Readings hosted by Pushkinskii Dom in St. Petersburg, Igor Kirienkov conducted an interview with Brian Boyd for Polka.

In his beautiful obituary, Brian Boyd praises, among much more, Dieter E. Zimmer’s generosity. On several occasions I have greatly profited from Zimmer’s willingness to share his wide knowledge. 

For many years Dieter Zimmer's website was the place where you went for accurate, well-documented information on a lot of things on Nabokov. His research on Sergey Nabokov's life and death, especially, was important in the way it, for the first time, presented his story in all its tragic clarity. And his works on Nabokov's Berlin are the primary source for those who want to learn about the city in which Nabokov became the writer we know.

The Nabokov Readings 2020 online conference was opened with a tribute to Dieter Zimmer. This is all we could do, belatedly, to honor his exceptional contribution to Nabokov studies.