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James K. Baxter: Complete Poems

James K. Baxter: Complete Poems

Baxter, James K.
Weir, John

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ISBN10: 1776920589
ISBN13: 9781776920587
Publisher: Victoria University Press
Published: Sep 7 2023
Pages: 3296
Weight: 11.60
Height: 6.38 Width: 7.56 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
James K. Baxter, one of New Zealand's greatest poets, began writing poetry when he was a seven-year-old pupil at Brighton Primary School. By the time his first book, Beyond the Palisade, was published when he was eighteen, he had written more than 600 poems. His life's work, contained in this four-volume set, runs to just over 3000 poems, more than half of which have never before been published. John Weir, a fellow poet, friend and confidant of Baxter, has achieved the Herculean task of sorting these into a coherent order, noting where poems have been reworked or repurposed, their possible inspirations and influences, and Baxter's own thoughts about his work. Baxter's poetry is rich with imagery and mythology, with themes of nature, religion, social commentary and human frailty. It ranges from the spiritual to the obscene, from simple children's rhymes and witty epigrams to epic ballads and sophisticated modernist works. He claimed the purpose of art was ' to provide a healthy and permanent element of rebellion', and that ' poetry should contain moral truth' .

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