"A poet, a Catholic, a dry alcoholic, a man of 44"
15/10/2020
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The subject is James K Baxter a prolific and well known NZ poet who died in the early 70s. In his latter years he was part of a commune on the banks of the Whanganui River at a place called Jerusalem or Hiruharama (in Maori) - and the church and convent form the backdrop to this piece. He was a colourful character and the title is taken from a line of one of his poems written during his Jerusalem years "Song for Sakyamuni"
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