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Tangi for James K. Baxter, Hiruharama
toned black & white photograph. Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of the artist, 1996.

#Tangi #JamesKBaxter #Hiruharama #Kōtuia

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James K. Baxter reading the lesson, Hiruharama
toned black & white photograph. Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of the artist, 1996.

#JamesKBaxter #Hiruharama #Kōtuia

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James K Baxter at Horo Horo Students Camp 1971
black & white photograph. Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1984.

#JamesKBaxter #Christian #Kōtuia

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Jerusalem commune, 1971
In 1969 poet James K. Baxter set up a commune at Jerusalem (Hiruhārama), on the Whanganui River, where he lived for periods until 1972, the year of his death. Baxter’s charisma drew many young people to the commune.

#Jerusalem #JamesKBaxter #theWhanganuiRiver #Baxter #third #Matapihi #moe_tahurangi

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Jerusalem commune, 1971

In 1969 poet James K. Baxter set up a commune at Jerusalem (Hiruhārama), on the Whanganui River, where he lived for periods until 1972, the year of his death. Baxter’s charisma drew many young people to the commune.

Humour at tangi
Poet Hone Tuwhare (standing, centre) conformed to Māori tradition at the funeral of his old friend and fellow poet James K. Baxter in 1972. Standing at the edge of the grave, Tuwhare farewelled his friend not only with a solemn poroporoaki (spoken farewell) but also with hilarious reminiscences ...

#Māori #JamesKBaxter #Tuwhare #Matapihi #moe_tahurangi

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Humour at tangi

Poet Hone Tuwhare (standing, centre) conformed to Māori tradition at the funeral of his old friend and fellow poet James K. Baxter in 1972. Standing at the edge of the grave, Tuwhare farewelled his friend not only with a solemn poroporoaki (spoken farewell) but also with hilarious reminiscences ...

"Upon the upland road
Ride easy stranger
Surrender to the sky
Your heart of anger."

#JamesKBaxter (1948) #poetry #poem

High Country Weather
- #JamesKBaxter

Alone we are born
And die alone
Yet see the red-gold cirrus
over snow-mountain shine.

Upon the upland road
Ride easy, stranger
Surrender to the sky
Your heart of anger.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018740512/keeping-on-an-ode-to-aotearoa-in-lockdown-by-lyrical-legend-sam-hunt

'Keeping On' - an ode to Aotearoa in lockdown, by lyrical legend Sam Hunt

Day two of New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown is nearly done and dusted.  Most of us have toed the line so far… most of us.  So as a special treat for our first weekend under the ‘stay home, stay local’ rules, Checkpoint producer Bridget Burke called Aotearoa’s loveable lyricist Sam Hunt to ask for a poem.