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James K. Baxter Complete Prose Volume 4

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Contents

Foreword xxvii
Introduction 1
Acknowledgments 153
Note 155
Chronology 158
List of Abbreviations 170
Notes and References 171
Glossary of Māori Words and Phrases 420
Short Biographies of Some New Zealand Writers 429
Select Bibliography 499
Index 524
Volume 1
Dunedin and Christchurch: the Early Years 1943-1948
1. Before Sunrise [1]; A description1
2. The Kite2
3. Short Extracts from My Diary – Ten Years Hence3
4. [The divorce of poetry]4
5. Before Sunrise [2]4
6. Mood7
7. Prose Poem [To the Great Salt Heart Return the Veined Rivers]8
8. Wilfred Owen8
9. The Sea Stayed10
10. Thoughts Concerning a Career10
11. [When the wound has grown shallow]11
12. Foreword [to Cold Spring]12
13. [Notes for ‘Poetry in New Zealand’]13
14. [In those times when the Church had grown rich in the goods of the world]14
15. Poetry in New Zealand15
16. Dream Series18
17. Enlightenment20
18. The Axe – a preview24
19. To Wake the Nations Underground25page x
20. [The Dead House]26
21. [In course of conversations]28
22. Gulls28
23. [Ex Nihilo]28
24. [Biography]29
25. Pilgrimage29
26. To Accidie30
27. Manifesto31
28. The Furies31
29. When the Wind Blows32
30. The White Gull34
31. Before Sunrise [3]37
32. Stone Lions38
33. Salvation Army Aesthete?40
34. Dylan Thomas and the Lit. Club42
35. Barrage against Bawdiness43
36. Bolshies under the Bed44
The Wellington Years 1949-1965
37. The Name and the Game47
38. Why Writers Stop Writing49
39. Blue Peter52
40. Man Alone55
41. At Dead Low Water and Sonnets57
42. New Zealand Poets60
43. American Poet62
44. Religious Opinion63
45. Poetry at Home64
46. Nature Poet65
47. Recent Trends in New Zealand Poetry65
48. More Poems77
49. Outside the Walls78
50. Introduction to Verse 195179
51. Introduction [to Alistair Campbell’s Mine Eyes Dazzle]79
52. Choice of Belief in Modern Society80
53. Denis Glover’s Poetry87
54. Social Delinquency in Modern Literature88
55. Early New Zealand Poetry91
56. Modern New Zealand Poetry98
57. Broadsheets113
58. New Light on Eliot113page xi
59. Across the Tasman114
60. The Maori Motif115
61. The Birth of Christ116
62. Voyage and Discovery117
63. [‘Centurion’ and Notes on a Poem]118
64. A Meditation119
65. Starveling Year120
66. Man in Leather Breeches120
67. Body, Heart and Mind121
68. Strong Drink Not a Food122
69. Renaissance Man123
70. Is There a Colour Bar in New Zealand?124
71. Notes Towards an Aesthetic127
72. Arawata Bill, a sequence of poems132
73. Critic’s Philosophy134
74. Milton’s Epic135
75. Ryecroft and Gissing135
76. Machines and People136
77. Songs before Twilight137
78. After the Elizabethans137
79. Poet and Patrons138
80. Dylan Thomas139
81. Men of God140
82. Aboriginal Legends140
83. A Woman’s Love Poetry141
84. Poet and Critic142
85. Songs from the Mind142
86. Poetry in New Zealand143
87. Without Dogma [1]144
88. The Fire and the Anvil; notes on modern poetry145
89. Apple Mash; a moral fable198
90. Without Dogma [2]202
91. Public Faces203
92. The Eastern Mind203
93. American Voices204
94. Lisping in Numbers205
95. Christian Belief205
96. Exotic Landscapes206
97. Dante in the Antipodes206
98. George Barker in an Irish Hat208
99. A Poet’s Letters210
100. The Phoenix and the Crow; a parable211
101. On the Side of Life213page xii
102. Back to the Desert216
103. Tales from the Irish226
104. The Delphic Voice226
105. Master of Style228
106. Thoughts Taking Shape228
107. Society and Happiness229
108. The Earnest Agnostic230
109. Strictly Personal230
110. Close to Nature230
111. The Poet in Solitude232
112. Defenceless Village233
113. Over the Tin Fence: A consideration of the life and work of Oscar Wilde233
114. Juvenile Delinquency and Divorce239
115. Some Time Ago240
116. The Courts of Love242
117. Head in a Bag243
118. Shepherd of the Fold244
119. The Moralist’s Cloak245
120. Venus in her Western Bed246
121. The World of the Creative Artist251
122. The Critic as Schoolmaster259
123. Poetry among the Ruins261
124. Outlook for Poetry263
125. Balanced Investigation265
126. Comparison of Two Eighteenth-Century Satirists, Pope and Swift266
127. Stories by Poets269
128. A Note on Henry Lawson269
129. Unwilling Pilgrim270
130. The Story of Butch272
131. The Mathesons at Home274
132. The Sunlit Hour281
133. From a Sunburnt Land282
134. Something to Consider283
135. To Have and To Hold287
136. Evening Voices292
137. Talking of Writing292
138. A Tree in Cypress293
139. Anaemic Ghosts294
140. The Lower Slopes294
141. The Voyage of the Hurunui295page xiii
142. Critics and Poets296
143. A Whirlwind Voice297
144. Time and the Bell298
145. A Book with a View304
146. The Shaken Earth304
147. Spiritual Crisis305
148. A Herbal Whiff306
149. The Town under the Sea306
150. Walking up Castle Street308
151. [Note accompanying an early version of Jack Winter’s Dream]310
152. Dylan Thomas and Swinburne310
153. Christian Living311
154. Disgruntled Foghorn312
155. The Primary School Bulletin312
156. Immanuel’s Land315
157. Parable317
158. New Zealand and Disarmament318
159. The Innocent Eye319
160. In Memoriam A.R.D. Fairburn320
161. New Poets320
162. New Zealand Poet Defends ‘Bohemian Reaction’ in Society321
163. A Painful Joy321
164. Critical Approaches322
165. Poets in a Diminished World323
166. Romantic Love325
167. In the Case of Bohemia versus Suburbia326
168. Akitio: A Country School and its Community330
169. Nonsense Wins342
170. Old and New343
171. Around the Clubs ... Newman Society344
172. Two Kinds of Simplicity344
173. Poet is ‘first N.Z. link’ in East Cultural Exchanges345
174. The Outsider346
175. Marxist Poet346
176. The Lonely Rebel347
177. A Drained Life348
178. Created from Pain349
179. Jack Winter’s Dream; a Play for Voices [account of the play and its production for radio]350
180. A Writer’s Vocation351
181. The Aardvark and the Onager352
182. Journal of Trip to Asia354page xiv
183. Notes from India371
184. Imaginary dialogue between a sinful Catholic poet and a sorrowful Irish Jansenist375
185. A Niggle at Catholic Verse377
186. The Earthly Paradise379
187. Aspects of Indian Life380
188. The Fuss about Numbers384
189. The Family of Saints385
190. Explaining the Poets387
191. The Monastic Life388
192. A Visit from Mr James Baxter388
193. The Banyan Tree389
194. Mixed Voices389
195. Byron and Allegra390
196. Double Identity391
197. Japanese Theatre392
198. New Zealand Criticism393
199. Low Stakes – and High394
200. The Right to Speak395
201. Poems beyond Fashion396
202. A Sack behind Him397
203. [Programme note for Richard Campion’s production of The Wide Open Cage at the Unity Theatre, Wellington, on 19 November, 1959]398
204. A Master Spirit399
205. Antipodean Voyages399
206. A Gap in the Spectrum400
207. A Private Labyrinth401
208. A Friend of the Family402
209. The Age of Anxiety403
210. A Life of Pleasure403
211. Bedside Manner404
212. Portrait of the Artist as a New Zealander405
213. Kilokery and Kalekhan; a study of Indian village life406
214. [Journal, February 1960]412
215. Writers in New Zealand: a questionnaire416
216. Lent in Retrospect418
217. Disquieting American [1]419
218. The Company of Poets420
219. Disquieting American [2]421
220. The Blue Divan421
221. Sisyphus and the Angel425
222. A Literary Friendship426page xv
223. Flowers and Thorns427
224. Inner Worlds427
225. Rules for (one) Catholic Writer428
226. A Child’s Complaint429
227. Notes from a Guitar430
228. ‘Working All Day’431
229. [‘The Fisherman’; a TV script]432
230. Incense to Idols434
231. Letter to a Woman Writer435
232. Eliot and Joyce437
233. The Kiwi and Mr Curnow438
234. Private Lives, Public Follies442
235. Two Plays443
236. Staying at Balisodare444
237. Human Explanations446
238. James Joyce [1]447
239. The Lady and the Minister447
240. Attached Women450
241. James Joyce [2]451
242. Between Two Cultures451
243. Poetry and Ambition452
244. Man and Poet453
245. Three for Thinkers454
246. Solo and Chorus454
247. West and East455
248. Sacrifice456
249. Is it Poetry?458
250. Russian and Irish458
251. A Vegetable Bouquet for Mr Curnow459
252. Unbelief among the Lepers467
253. Doubt and Devotion469
254. A Good Keen Man [1]470
255. A Clear Eye470
256. A Good Keen Man [2]471
257. Rabindranath Tagore: an appreciation in his centenary year472
258. Poetic Attitudes477
259. Devotional Reading478
260. The Peasant Vision478
261. Return to India479
262. A Step Backwards480
263. Guinness is Best481
264. Essay on the Higher Learning482
265. New Zealand in Colour485page xvi
266. The Virgin and the Unicorn514
267. Reconstructions516
268. The Big Questions517
269. Selected Poems517
270. Excellent Plays518
271. Australian Poets519
272. Unicorn Waking520
273. Wounded People521
274. Nobody Loves a Critic521
275. Commentaries522
276. A Pig Island Journal (comments on the art of poetry)523
277. A Bush Carpenter’s Outfit526
278. Valuable Reprints528
279. Literary Middlemen528
280. Horse; A Novel529
281. Breaking New Ground589
282. New Zealand Writing592
283. A New Zealand Poet592
284. Unintended Cross593
285. Pain, Resentment his Inspiration595
286. Notes Made in Winter596
287. The Tragic Pregnancies599
288. The Big Season600
289. The World of Sam Cash601
290. Smoke Signals602
291. Clerks and Cops602
292. Clear Lenses608
293. A Face in the Mirror609
294. Impeccably Moderate610
295. Writing and Existence611
296. Saved from the Thames616
297. Words and Ideas617
298. The Sacred Craft617
299. Further Notes on New Zealand Poetry618
300. Poetry and Education630
301. James K. Baxter: In their Words646
302. The Human Condition [1]650
303. A Political Diagnosis651
304. Tribal Behaviour652
305. A New and Strong Talent653
306. Break-through 654
307. Henry Lawson655
308. Our Lady and the Soul at the Door656page xvii
309. Deprived People658
310. Letter to a Young Poet659
311. A Human Testament661
312. Messages from the Cellar663
313. Poetry Yearbook664
314. Suburban Mirrors665
315. The Rabbit Warren666
316. The Power of Mrs Grundy668
317. Smell of the Lamp671
318. The Double Vocation672
319. The Sudden Sun672
320. Pope John’s Council674
321. [Poetry 1964]675
322. A Sense of Urgency677
323. A Maori Prophet677
324. Domestic Entanglements678
325. James K. Baxter Speaking at the Opening of an Exhibition of Paintings by Drew Peters679
326. Wild Honey680
327. Australian Voices681
328. The Quality of Boldness683
329. Three Poets684
330. Return to Tradition685
331. No Ordinary Sun686
332. Poets New and Old687
333. Drama and Criticism688
334. Who was Ned Kelly?688
335. For the Methodical and for Muddlers691
336. The Pythoness693
337. Inside the Tribe701
338. Voices from the Suburbs701
339. Bread and a Pension702
340. Our Lady in the Bullring705
341. A Boy Killed707
342. Sex and Paradise708
343. Enigmatic Novelist709
344. In the Early World709
345. Vietnam as a Bullring712
346. Good Pope John713
347. Some Problems of Catholic Writers716
348. Literary Gossip717
349. Debate on Vietnam718
350. A Sponge of Vinegar720page xviii
351. Conversation about Writing721
352. Beginnings723
353. Virtue Alarmed [1]729
354. Two Good Plays730
355. The Shaking of the Tree730
356. A City was Born733
357. Virtue Alarmed [2]734
358. Mr Shand and the Rain of Fire (an open letter)735
359. Our Lady of the Desert736
360. A Parade of Poets737
361. T.S. Eliot’s Background739
362. With Stubble and Overcoat740
363. TV Outlook; reply to a survey742
364. Before the Innocence of God743
365. Foreword to The Tree House and other poems for children745
366. Visit from a Poet746
367. [I am Negro]747
368. [Baxter on his own Poetry]747
369. The Idea of Progress749
370. Verse Collections751
371. Vietnam Protest752
372. The Africans753
Volume 2
Return to Dunedin 1966-1968
373. Poet Returns to Home Town 1
374. Robert Burns Fellow ‘more than a poet’ 2
375. The Solitary Man 3
376. Recollections of School Days 4
377. An Impression of Speed 8
378. Baxter Sees Fellowship as a Compromise 9
379. The Unknown Place 10
380. Walking Poets 11
381. Draft of ‘Shots around the Target’ (1) 13
382. Draft of ‘Shots around the Target’ (2) 16
383. The Responsibility of Students to the Community and Themselves 19
384. Shots around the Target: an Arts Festival Talk 20
385. Earlier New Zealand Poetry 43
386. Draft Introduction to ‘The Innovators’ 45page xix
387. The Innovators 46
388. The Broadeners 71
389. No Patriotic Poetry 94
390. Pope John among the French 95
391. Poet in a Tower 96
392. On Returning to Dunedin 97
393. Social Satirist 100
394. To Enlarge Reality 101
395. James K. Baxter Joins the Teilhard Discussion 102
396. O’Neill in Paperbacks 103
397. Unquenchable Spirit 104
398. The Human Condition [2] 105
399. What is a Poem? 106
400. A Plea for Charitable Action 108
401. Murder and the Law 110
402. The Prisoner Describes Himself 110
403. Introduction to Mr Brandywine Chooses a Gravestone 112
404. Under their Skin 113
405. Peace in Vietnam 114
406. A Poet’s Garden 115
407. This Time the Flood 116
408. The Puritan Devil 123
409. A Poet’s True Prayer 127
410. Introduction to John Macmillan Brown: the Memoirs 127
411. The Man on the Horse 129
412. Is Napalm the Only Answer in Vietnam? 243
413. The New Jerusalem Bible 244
414. American Poets 248
415. New Directions 249
416. [Replies to Questions about Poetic Composition] 250
417. Draft of ‘The Unicorn: a consideration of adolescence’ 252
418. [Notes on the Making of ‘The Martian’ 1] 255
419. [Notes on the Making of ‘The Martian’ 2] 260
420. It’s a Difficult World, David 261
421. Homosexual Law Reform [1] 263
422. Two Comedies 264
423. The Church and the Alcoholic 264
424. Trade Unions and Unemployment 278
425. Mary at Ephesus 286
426. The Right to Read and Write Examined 287
427. A Russian Poet [1] 289
428. The Spirit of Mary 290
429. The Tree of Jesse 293page xx
430. A Russian Poet [2] 300
431. Australian Moods 301
432. Thoughts of an Old Alligator [1] 303
433. Why Shouldn’t our Priests Marry? 315
434. A True Rhodesian 319
435. Ulysses 321
436. Way of a Prophet 321
437. ‘A book that I treasure and admire’ 323
438. Aspects of Poetry in New Zealand 325
439. Some Notes on Drama 353
440. A Game of Magic 356
441. Play By Baxter Is Welcomed 357
442. Mixed Flatting 359
443. A Human Voice 360
444. Homosexual Law Reform [2] 361
445. The Difficult Tribe 362
446. Small Theatres Are Home of Live Drama 367
447. Unmarried Parents [1] 368
448. The Sacrament of Mercy 369
449. The Maori View of Life and Death 374
450. Baxter Employing Mime Technique 382
451. A Man with a Mask 383
452. When is a Book Pornographic? 384
453. Vietnam [1] 389
454. Unmarried Parents [2] 389
455. Personal Issues 390
456. Police Force 391
457. Programme Note for The Sore-footed Man 391
458. Kiwi Habits [1] 391
459. Kiwi Habits [2] 397
460. Notes on Being a New Zealander 400
461. What is Art? Baxter: The Human Being is Object and Subject 404
462. The Lapsed Catholic 406
463. Sharp Metal 409
464. The Flowering Cross 410
465. The Young Eliot 416
466. Schoolteachers and Bureaucrats 417
467. A Letter to Mr Holyoake 425
468. Purgatory 429
469. Poet to Stay in Dunedin 433
470. Campus Laureate 434
471. Hell 435
472. Heaven 439page xxi
473. There are Shadows – but Greater Lights – in the Christian’s Death 443
474. Aspects of Poetry 445
475. Programme Note for The Bureaucrat 446
476. Faith 446
477. The Pleasures of Middle Age 449
478. A Certain Spirit 454
479. [Notes on Religion and the Church] 455
480. The Sorrows of Our Lady 456
481. A Second Letter to Mr Holyoake 459
482. The Body and Blood of Christ 463
483. Less than Major 468
484. The Holy Family 469
485. Eastern Weeping 474
486. Theatre Subsidies 474
487. Some Possibilities for New Zealand Drama 476
488. Breaking through the Fences 492
489. Central Icon for Christians 494
490. The Angels 498
491. Among the Rocks 503
492. Man’s Quest for Peace 504
493. The Religious Life 509
494. Where Marital Guide-books Go So Sadly Astray . . . 515
495. The New Morality [1] 520
496. Introduction to Mr Brandywine Chooses a Gravestone 521
497. The Cruel Catholic 522
498. Notes Accompanying the Text of The Band Rotunda 526
499. Dear Joseph – Look after them 527
500. The Bones of our Saints 530
501. Thoughts of an Old Alligator [2] 534
502. Christian Humour 547
503. The New Morality [2] 550
504. What is Our Lady's Crown in Heaven? 551
505. Our Political Apathy 553
506. Do You Want to Drive them from the Church? 557
507. Some Aspects of Ecumenism 558
508. The Modern Home 562
509. Some Points of Difficulty 568
510. [A Letter to the Catholic Bishops of New Zealand] 569
511. Let’s be Led by the Holy Spirit 571
512. Should we Shear the Young Sheep? 573
513. Peace, Power, Politics 577
514. The Holy Father 577page xxii
515. Should Diocesan Priests be Married? 581
516. In my View [1] 583
517. The Adolescent Christ 584
518. Gentle and Discreet 588
519. The Weight of Slavery 589
520. Constructive Defence 591
521. This Saint was Not Made by Eating Well and Being Kind 592
522. Unhappiness in Marriage 594
523. Are we a Nation of Skinflints? 596
524. Vietnam [2] 599
525. Ice-cream and Ecumenism 599
526. In my View [2] 604
527. I Believe the Church is in the Right 605
528. The Sense of Giving 606
529. World Scene 607
530. Property and Poverty 608
531. [The Burns Fellowship] 614
532. Birth Control Clinics are the New Temples 617
533. Sane or Mad 619
534. It All Depends How you Feel; James Q. Oxter’s Dictionary of Gobbledygook 620
535. The Fortunate Country 622
536. Contraception and the Pope [1] 626
537. Rebellion or Resignation 627
538. Changing Over 632
539. A Letter to a Layman 634
540. A Costly Vision 638
541. Don't Water down the Wine of Catholic Doctrine 639
542. In my View [3] 642
543. Last Retreat of a Senile Poet 644
544. Sea and Land 646
545. The Safe World 647
546. Digging Deep 655
547. Contraception and the Pope [2] 656
548. Contraception and the Pope [3] 657
549. Our Lady and the Sacrament of Penance 658
550. Another Baxter Globe Premiere 660
551. In my View [4] 660
552. Western Commentary 662
553. Conscience and the Pill 663
554. St Joseph’s Trials – and Joys 668
555. In my View [5] 672
556. Pope John 673page xxiii
557. [Review of Fleur Adcock’s Tigers] 675
558. Some Problems of Ecumenism 678
559. The Fisherman’s Licence 681
560. A Minister of Culture 685
561. The Prodigal Son 687
562. [About the Globe Theatre] 689
Volume 3
The Jerusalem Years 1969-1972
563. The Rosary; a Meditation 1
564. Problem of the Old is Sadness . . . But it may be a Fruitful Sadness 7
565. In my View [6] 13
566. Prophet to Artist 14
567. Society Accentuates the Strains on Youth 16
568. Drama among the Faceless 19
569. The Old and the New 23
570. Abstract on Prejudice 26
571. The Winter of God 27
572. Golden Age of Devotional Writings 30
573. Dry Apples 33
574. In my View [7] 34
575. Simply Exotic 35
576. In my View [8] 37
577. A True Monk and a True Christian 38
578. To be a Jew 42
579. In my View [9] 43
580. Into the Hearts of the Poor 44
581. [On Pain] 45
582. In my View [10] 47
583. A Problem of Authorship 48
584. Preface [to The Rock Woman, selected poems] 51
585. Baxter: Not How, Man – but Why? Life among the Junkies 52
586. Poet Calls for ‘truce’ on Marihuana 56
587. The Two Realities 57
588. In my View [11] 59
589. Poet Defends Scum 60
590. Viewpoint: James K. Baxter, Poet and Social Worker 62
591. In my View [12] 63
592. The World of the Junkie 65page xxiv
593. Our Lady 66
594. There’s Joy in this Grief 69
595. The Holy Souls 71
596. Submission to the Committee on Drug Dependency and Drug Abuse 73
597. Dialogue with the Beloved One 78
598. Letters to a Priest [first series] 79
599. The Advantages of Failure 110
600. [Lord, always the same weariness!] 115
601. Civilisation and Drugs 116
602. Sin and Sickness 117
603. Poet Looks at Pakeha Phobias 123
604. Madness and Sanity 126
605. Some Comments on the Use of Drugs 129
606. Letters to a Priest [second series] 134
607. [Sermon] 155
608. Law Seen As Magnet to Drug Barons 156
609. A Matter of Courtesy 157
610. A Prayer of Failure 159
611. Some Suggested Guiding Principles in Working for World Peace 160
612. Further Notes on Peace Work 162
613. Introduction to The Devil and Mr Mulcahy [and] The Band Rotunda 165
614. Introduction to The Sore-footed Man [and] The Temptations of Oedipus 167
615. A Castle of ... 170
616. Dialogue on Loneliness 171
617. My Dream 173
618. The Relevance of Ordinary Christianity to Human Concerns 174
619. New Zealand ‘Trinity’ 181
620. The Capital Graveyard 182
621. I Care 186
622. The Lion and the Lamb 188
623. Rebel Finds Peace in Sanctuary 194
624. The Politics of Prejudice 199
625. Poet Warns against Seeking Possessions 202
626. The New English Bible 203
627. Poet DecidestoWithhold Tax 205
628. Letter to a Catholic Poet 206
629. Hamilton, August 1970 209
630. In a Spirit of Poverty 213
631. Poet’s View of the Policeman’s Lot ... 215page xxv
632. A Postscript to a Postscript 219
633. [Between the Hammer and the Anvil] 221
634. Notions from the Passion 225
635. Commune Folk Seek Truth Down by the Riverside 227
636. The Six Faces of Love 235
637. Why Jerusalem When River a Septic Tank 254
638. Sub-standard? Yes, but ... 256
639. Extract from ‘Why We Went to Waitangi’ 257
640. Extract from ‘Only a Pusher must Push Off’ 258
641. The Young Warriors 262
642. Extracts from ‘The Jerusalem Community’ 269
643. Extracts from ‘Notes on Community Life’ [1] 275
644. Extracts from ‘Notes on Community Life’ [2] 279
645. Extracts from ‘Jerusalem Journal’ 282
646. Jerusalem Daybook 294
647. Talk on Drug Abuse 341
648. Baxter Agrees with Council 348
649. Baxter Undertakes to Heed Demands 350
650. Loss of Freedom 351
651. Courage to Mud Farmers 354
652. An Interview with James K. Baxter 356
653. Jerusalem No Hangout for the Freaked-Out; Love not Sex the Keynote 365
654. [Reply to a Review of The Rock Woman] 369
655. Family Breaking Up in N.Z., Says Poet 370
656. Baxter Commune Likely to be Closed 371
657. Comment [an obituary for R.A.K. Mason] 372
658. The Pruning of the Tree 373
659. Communes to Stay, Jim Says 377
660. Baxter Wants End to River Commune 377
661. Takapau May Have Commune Early in 1972 378
662. The Government and the Tokelau Scandal 378
663. Extract 1 from Draft of Autumn Testament 382
664. Extract 2 from Draft of Autumn Testament 383
665. Extract 3 from Draft of Autumn Testament 384
666. Crashpad Notes: October-December 1971 390
667. [In Pharaoh’s Kingdom] 394
668. The Jerusalem Experience 396
669. Jerusalem Community Filled a Social Need 400
670. Some Comments onWomen’s Liberation 403
671. A Scorpion Circled by Fire 409
672. [Sometimes I think that God has nothing to do with me] 413
673. A Note on Politics 413page xxvi
674. Some Principles for Running an Urban Commune 415
675. Letter to a Young Marxist 415
676. Extract 4 from Draft of Autumn Testament 416
677. Extract 5 from Draft of Autumn Testament 418
678. Aspects of Christian Action 424
679. ‘Commune’ Closed but Baxter to Stay at Jerusalem 430
680. Things and Idols 431
681. Varsity Talk 439
682. Talk to Training-College Students 442
683. Points 448
684. To the Christian Family Groups 450
685. The House of Lazarus 451
686. Notes on the Country I Live In 462
687. [I walked south . . .] 467
688. [Tonight, after a day of grief ] 468
689. Extract 6 from Draft of Autumn Testament 469
690. Autumn Testament 471
691. Poet Writes to Priest; Let’s Free the Slaves of Mankind 480
692. Conversation with a Catholic Mother 484
693. Draft of ‘Jerusalem Daybook 2’ 486
694. A Handbook for the Christian Militant 489
695. A Walking Stick for an Old Man 502
696. [Transcript of a Tape-recording of Baxter Reading and Commenting on his Poetry] 507
697. Thoughts about the Holy Spirit from a Reading of the Prison Letters of Paul 512
698. Elegy for Boyle Crescent 536
699. N.Z. Poets Break through Culture Barrier 542
700. Notes on Maori Education 543
701. Three Kinds of Christian 546
702. Escape from Fear 554
703. Preface to ‘Parables for the Poor’ 555
704. The Biafran and the Blowfly 556
705. The Priest who Got Married 556
706. [Do not ask about this man] 556
707. The Sleepy Man and the Flea 557
708. Militancy in the schools; Notes on education: for my fellow adults between thirteen and seventeen 558
709. Rigorous Emotional Honesty 562
710. Confession to the Lord Christ 562