Baxter, James K.
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Name (Latin)
Baxter, James K.
Other forms of name
Baxter, James Keir
Date of birth
1926-06-29
Date of death
1972-10-22
Associated country
New Zealand
Field of activity
Drama
Poetry
Occupation
Dramatists
Poets
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
1926-1972
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Information from 678 converted Dec. 16, 2014(1926-1972)
- Weir, J.E. A preliminary bibliography of works by ... 1979:t.p. (James K. Baxter) p. 115 (James Keir Baxter) p. 119 (1926-1972)
- Wikipedia, April 29, 2019(James K. Baxter; James Keir Baxter (29 June 1926 - 22 October 1972) was a New Zealand poet and playwright; born in Dunedin; died Auckland, New Zealand)
- Wikipedia, February 7, 2015(James Keir Baxter (29 June 1926-22 October 1972))
- His Beyond the palisade, 1944.
- Weir, J. E. A preliminary bibliography of works by ... 1979:t.p. (James K. Baxter) p. 115 (James Keir Baxter) p. 119 (1926-1972)
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James K. Baxter in the 1940s, Clifton Firth (cropped)
Clifton Firth, CC BY 4.0
Wikipedia description:
James Keir Baxter (29 June 1926 – 22 October 1972) was a New Zealand poet and playwright. He was also known as an activist for the preservation of Māori culture. He is one of New Zealand's most well-known and controversial literary figures. He was a prolific writer who produced numerous poems, plays and articles in his short life, and was regarded as the preeminent writer of his generation. He suffered from alcoholism until the late 1950s. He converted to Catholicism and established a controversial commune at Jerusalem, New Zealand, in 1969. He was married to writer Jacquie Sturm.
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