Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
James K. Baxter

Born: June 29, 1926
Died: October 22, 1972 (aged 46)
Bio: James Keir Baxter was a poet, and is a celebrated figure in New Zealand society.
Known for:
- Collected poems of James K. Baxter
- Poems to a Glass Woman
- Spark to a waiting fuse
- New selected poems
- Jerusalem daybook (1971)