Quote of the day
Life — how curious is that habit that makes us think it is not here, but elsewhere.
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)