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James K. Baxter Complete Prose Volume 3

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Foreword xi
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 65
593. Our Lady 66page break
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 ... 215
632. A Postscript to a Postscript 219page break
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 413
674. Some Principles for Running an Urban Commune 415page break
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

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