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*** ,1926
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Death day
October 22, 1972 (46 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Celebrities born on June 29
Born in 1926
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First name James
James K. Baxter
James Keir Baxter was a New Zealand poet and playwright. He was also known as an activist for the preservation of Māori culture. He is one of New Zealand's most well-known and controversial literary figures. He was a prolific writer who produced numerous poems, plays and articles in his short life, and was regarded as the preeminent writer of his generation; he also suffered from alcoholism until the late 1950s, after which he converted to Catholicism, and established a controversial commune at Jerusalem, New Zealand in 1969. His wife, Jacquie Sturm, was a well-known writer in her own right.
BornJames Keir Baxter, June 29, 1926, Dunedin, New Zealand
DiedOctober 22, 1972, Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationPoet
NationalityNew Zealander
Period1944–1972
Literary movementWellington Group

About James K. Baxter

Poet James K. Baxter was born in New Zealand on June 29, 1926. He dies at the age of 46, on October 22, 1972.

Poet, author, and radio playwright from New Zealand, best known for The Fallen House and Jack Winter's Dream. After his death, several of his works, including The Bone Chanter and Horse: A Novel, were published.

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James K. Baxter before becoming famous

James K. Baxter was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1926 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He began writing poetry at the age of seven and released his first collection, Beyond the Palisades, when he was seventeen years old.

Achievement of James K. Baxter

He traveled extensively over Asia and contracted dysentery; he later resided on a commune in Auckland.

James K. Baxter's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He married Jacqueline Sturm and had a son with her. Baxter's divorce was formalized in 1957 after he converted to Catholicism from his wife's Anglican beliefs.

James K. Baxter Collabed with

Poet Dylan Thomas' work affected him tremendously in his early poetry.

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James K. Baxter Income & Net worth

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