James K. Baxter

LitCharts guides for works by James K. Baxter

Explore LitCharts poetry guides for works by James K. Baxter. Each guide offers line-by-line analysis, exploration of poetic devices, and helpful resources for studying James K. Baxter's poetry.

Elegy For My Father's Father

"Elegy for my Father's Father" was written by New Zealand poet James K. Baxter (1926-1972). As its title suggests, the poem is an elegy—a lyric poem lamenting the death of someone close to the spea... view guide

Farmhand

"Farmhand" was written by the 20th-century New Zealand poet James K. Baxter. The poem focuses on a young farmhand standing outside a dance hall, attempting to seem cool and aloof despite an interna... view guide

The Bay

New Zealand poet James K. Baxter published "The Bay" in his 1948 collection Blow, Wind of Fruitfulness. The poem's speaker recalls their experiences swimming and playing at a beautiful bay as a chi... view guide