Isbn: 9781776562039 - james k. baxter letters of a poet (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. James K. Baxter was not a man of few words, and his private correspondence wa s no exception. Letters of a Poet, edited by his good friend and frequent corres pondent John Weir, contains almost 900 of Baxter?s letters from 1939 to 1972, covering his teenage years and entire adult life. Frank, funny, generous, someti mes filthy, packed with poems and musings on love, the Catholic faith, and how t o live well and write well, they provide remarkable new insights into his life a nd work.The two volumes include letters to his parents, Archibald and Mil licent Baxter, the conscientious objector Noel Ginn, and many of the leading lit erary figures of the time, including Charles Brasch, Allen Curnow, Frank Sargeso n, Fleur Adcock, Lawrence Baigent, Barry Crump, Maurice Shadbolt, W. H. Oliver, Robin Dudding and many more. Included is an ntroduction by John Weir, and biogra phies of correspondents, a timeline, and index.…