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James K. Baxter : letters of a poet /

"James K. Baxter was not a man of few words, and his private correspondence was no exception. Letters of a Poet, edited by his good friend and frequent correspondent John Weir, contains almost 900 of Baxter's letters from 1939 to 1972, covering his teenage years and entire adult life. Fran...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baxter, James K. (Author)
Other Authors: Weir, J. E. (John Edward), 1935- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wellington : Victoria University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Baxter, James K. > Correspondence.
Baxter, James K.
Dramatists, New Zealand > 20th century > Correspondence.
Poets, New Zealand > 20th century > Correspondence.
Personal correspondence.
Table of Contents:
  • Volume 1. 1939-1961. Introduction
  • Chronology
  • Dunedin and Christchurch : The early years, 1939-1948
  • The Wellington years, 1949-1961
  • Volume 2. 1962-1972. The Wellington years, 1962-1965
  • Return to Dunedin, 1966-1968
  • The Jerusalem years, 1969-1972
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes and references
  • Notes on correspondents
  • Glossary of Māori words and phrases
  • Index by correspondent
  • Index.