Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
1904–1957
(Person)
Insurance clerk, poet, secretary, critic, broadcaster, university lecturer, fabric printer.
Genealogy
Ancestors: Edwin Fairburn
Siblings: Edward Thayer Fairburn, Geoffrey Earl Fairburn
Spouses: Jocelyn Fairburn
Children: Janis Fairburn, Hanno Fairburn, Dinah Holman
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Dominion in Collected Poems
- The Woman Problem in The Woman Problem & other prose
- The Sky is a Limpet (a Pollytickle Parotty) in The Woman Problem & other prose
- A Nation of Officials in The Woman Problem & other prose
- The Wowser in the Woodpile in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Grasping the Nettle in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Academic Freedom in The Woman Problem & other prose
- The Temple of Academos in The Woman Problem & other prose
- The sun is shining in Great Baffin Land in The Woman Problem & other prose
- What Life Means to Me in The Woman Problem & other prose
- My Imaginary Journey in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Spoken English in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Jack the Ripper in Collected Poems
- Full Fathom Five [poem] in Collected Poems
- To a Millionaire in Collected Poems
- Yes Please Gentlemen in Collected Poems
- Lines For a Rebel in Collected Poems
- Remembered Cowardice in Collected Poems
- The Builders [poem] in Collected Poems
- Milton [poem] in Collected Poems
- Good and Ill in Collected Poems
- Disquisition on Death in Collected Poems
- A Naked Girl Swimming in Collected Poems
- Night Song in Collected Poems
- Tapu [poem] in Collected Poems
- Song For a Woman in Collected Poems
- Well Known and Well Loved in Collected Poems
- Epithalamium [Fairburn poem] in Collected Poems
- Love Song in Collected Poems
- Poem [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- The Cave in Collected Poems
- A Farewell in Collected Poems
- Wild Love in Collected Poems
- The Revenge in Collected Poems
- A New Zealand Poet in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Landscape with Figures in Collected Poems
- Deserted Farmyard in Collected Poems
- On Entering a New Abode in Collected Poems
- Winter Night [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Love in the Night in Collected Poems
- Empty House in Collected Poems
- The Poets’ Progress in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Epitaph for a Trilogist in Collected Poems
- Street Scene in Collected Poems
- On a Democratic Representative in Collected Poems
- The Rationalist in Collected Poems
- Niemeyer in Collected Poems
- On a Georgian Lady Poet in Collected Poems
- Epitaph For a Public Man in Collected Poems
- For the Gravestone of a Politician in Collected Poems
- The Poet’s Progress [review] in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Europe 1945 in Collected Poems
- For an Amulet in Collected Poems
- The Encounter in Collected Poems
- Song [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- The Estuary in Collected Poems
- Now [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Logos in Collected Poems
- Song for a Girl in Collected Poems
- Noon Song in Collected Poems
- Sea-Wind and Setting Sun in Collected Poems
- Tom’s a-Cold [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Epitaph in Collected Poems
- In Enemy Territory in Collected Poems
- To Daphnis and Chloe in the Park in Collected Poems
- Solitude in Collected Poems
- The Fallen in Collected Poems
- I’m Older than You, Please Listen in Collected Poems
- La Belle Dame Sans Merci in Collected Poems
- Terms of Appointment in Collected Poems
- Song at Summer’s End in Collected Poems
- To an Expatriate in Collected Poems
- Mr Pyrites in Collected Poems
- Beggar to Burgher in Collected Poems
- The Woman to her Lover in Collected Poems
- Laughter [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- The Power and the Glory in Collected Poems
- Any Poet to his Mistress in Collected Poems
- Americo-Anglican in Collected Poems
- On a Promising Politician in Collected Poems
- The Demagogue in Collected Poems
- On an Intellectual in Collected Poems
- Lunch-Hour Concert in Collected Poems
- Conversation with my Uncle in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Poetry in New Zealand [Fairburn] in The Woman Problem & other prose
- The culture industry in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Sketch-plan for the Great New Zealand Novel in The Woman Problem & other prose
- The Arts are Acquired Tastes in The Woman Problem & other prose
- The Corruption of Taste in The Woman Problem & other prose
- The Rakehelly Man in Collected Poems
- Walking on my Feet in Collected Poems
- Artist and Common Man in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Afterthought on an Art Exhibition in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Latter-Day Love-Song in Collected Poems
- The Sculpture of Henry Moore in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Away From It All in Collected Poems
- My Pretty Maid in Collected Poems
- About Frances Hodgkins in The Woman Problem & other prose
- Hymn of Peace in Collected Poems
- Modern Love in Collected Poems
- Boarding House in Collected Poems
- Laughter [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Cupid in Collected Poems
- The Impetuous Lover in Collected Poems
- Not Understood [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Glum Summer in Collected Poems
- Elegy at Month’s End in Collected Poems
- Kowhai Poem in Collected Poems
- On a Bacchic Poet in Collected Poems
- Jack and Jill in Collected Poems
- The Enchanted Garden in Collected Poems
- Grande Chatelaine in Collected Poems
- Deep South in Collected Poems
- To a Fiend in the Wilderness in Collected Poems
- 2000, A.D. in Collected Poems
- Conversation Piece in Collected Poems
- To an American Tourist at Whakarewarewa in Collected Poems
- Reflection on the Recollection of First Hearing ‘William Tell’ Overture (Arr. for Military Band) Played at the Age of Nine by the Royal Artillery Band in the Band Stand at the Auckland Exhibition 1913 in Collected Poems
- As Man to Man in Collected Poems
- Poem Addressed to Mr Robert Lowry on the Occasion of the Birth of his Fourth Daughter in Collected Poems
- The Secret Maiden in Collected Poems
- To a Literary Joker, on Another in Collected Poems
- Poem on the Advantages of Living at the Remuera End of the North Shore in Collected Poems
- The Hon. Mrs Tweedscantie in Collected Poems
- Idyll in Collected Poems
- Ikon in Collected Poems
- The Little Fishes in Collected Poems
- Poeta Nascitur Non Fit in Collected Poems
- God Bless the Electric Shaver, Friend of Man in Collected Poems
- Philosophy For Beginners in Collected Poems
- The Bars and Gripes in Collected Poems
- Political Jotting in Collected Poems
- Bluestocking in Collected Poems
- Euphues in Collected Poems
- The Sea in Collected Poems
- Mr Fairburn to his Bibliographer in Collected Poems
- On a Bachelor Bishop in Collected Poems
- The County [poem] in Collected Poems
- Note on the State Literary Fund in Collected Poems
- On R.A.K. Mason in Collected Poems
- The Disadvantages of Being Dead in Collected Poems
- Now that You’ve Found the Way, You Must Come and See us Again in Collected Poems
- Oh —! Oh Hang! in Collected Poems
- Footnote to Matthew X, 29 in Collected Poems
- Coal Comfort in Collected Poems
- The Ends of Man in Collected Poems
- Political Science [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- The Tourist in Collected Poems
- To my Butcher in Collected Poems
- The 105 Per Cent Loaf in Collected Poems
- Matchless Beauty in Collected Poems
- Song of the Open Road in Collected Poems
- A Phoenix in the Fowl-Run in Collected Poems
- Bredon Hill in Collected Poems
- The Most Unkindest Cut in Collected Poems
- Talking of Talking in Collected Poems
- Reverie in Rat Week in Collected Poems
- News from the World in Collected Poems
- Any Book-of-the-Month Club in Collected Poems
- A Note on the Depressing Effect of Abdominal Disturbances in Collected Poems
- Down on my Luck in Collected Poems
- It’s my Laugh or Yours in Collected Poems
- An Old Tale Re-Told in Collected Poems
- Roll Out the Knightcart in Collected Poems
- Sociological Jotting in Collected Poems
- It’s been Keeping me Awake in the Afternoons in Collected Poems
- We’ve Got the ‘Herald’ in the Morning and the ‘Star’ at Night in Collected Poems
- An Open Invitation to all Decent, Tea-drinking New Zealanders--Take Glover Apart! in Collected Poems
- Wandering Willie’s Song in Collected Poems
- All I have Desired in Collected Poems
- The Runner in Collected Poems
- Diogenes in Collected Poems
- Amarantus in Collected Poems
- Odysseus [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Evening in Collected Poems
- Night on the Water in Collected Poems
- The Stoic in Collected Poems
- Odysseus {Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Tea-Tree in Collected Poems
- The Pomegranate Tree in Collected Poems
- The Old Man in Collected Poems
- Dead Man’s Tale in Collected Poems
- An Old Woman in Collected Poems
- In the Younger Land in Collected Poems
- Kowhai in Collected Poems
- Cold June in Collected Poems
- Twilight in Collected Poems
- For a Young Girl in Collected Poems
- The Sun has Spread his Shining Wings in Collected Poems
- Rhyme in Collected Poems
- Kings and Queens in Collected Poems
- The Flowers in Collected Poems
- After in Collected Poems
- Song in Collected Poems
- Hellas in Collected Poems
- Near a Growing Town in Collected Poems
- A Woman in the Street in Collected Poems
- Wish in Collected Poems
- Release in Collected Poems
- The Old Bridge in Collected Poems
- The Seasons [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Sunflowers in Collected Poems
- Apple Trees in Collected Poems
- Blind in Collected Poems
- Autumn Piece in Collected Poems
- Pagan Prayer in Collected Poems
- Nightfall [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Earth and Sea in Collected Poems
- Change in Collected Poems
- Meeting in Collected Poems
- Song at Dawn in Collected Poems
- When she Speaks in Collected Poems
- Song [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Since that Zenophila in Collected Poems
- The End in Collected Poems
- The Lover Grows Old in Collected Poems
- After-Times in Collected Poems
- Choice in Collected Poems
- Winds in Collected Poems
- Return [Fairburn] in Collected Poems
- Loss in Collected Poems
- Byways of Love in Collected Poems
- Let us Make an End in Collected Poems
- Rhyme of the Dead Self in Collected Poems
- Collected Poems [of A. R. D. Fairburn]
- The Woman Problem & Other Prose
Subject of Texts
Mentioned in
- A Book in the Hand: Essays on the History of the Book in New Zealand
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- A Popular Vision: The Arts and the Left in New Zealand 1930-1950
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- Conclusion
- The Popular Front in New Zealand
- [introduction]
- An Independent, Critical Journal
- The Silencing of Tomorrow
- 'A Country Serving under Gross Masters'
- The Origins of the Co-Op Bookshops
- The Books
- R.A.K. Mason and the People's Theatre
- Progressive Publishing Society
- Introduction
- Chapter Two: Tomorrow
- Chapter Six: Left Theatre
- Design Review: Volume 1, Issue 4 (December 1948)
- Fretful Sleepers and Other Essays
- Hilltop: A Literary Paper. Volume 1 Number 2
- Indirections: A Memoir 1909-1947
- Island Stories
- James K. Baxter Complete Prose Volume 4
- Journalese
- Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number One
- Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number Two
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- Kowhai Gold
- Letters and Art in New Zealand
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Recollecting Mansfield
- The New Zealand Novel 1860-1965
- The Spike Golden Jubilee Number May 1949
- The Spike or Victoria University College Review 1931
Cited in
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Three: ‘The Early Poets’
- The Spike Golden Jubilee Number May 1949
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