Collected Poems
Contents
- Three Poems
- Dominion — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 15
- The Voyage p. 35
- To a Friend in the Wilderness p. 47
- Notes p. 58
- Strange Rendezvous — Poems 1929–1941 — with additions
-
[Strange Rendezvous]
p. 61
- Jack the Ripper — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 61
- Full Fathom Five — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 62
- To a Millionaire — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 63
- Yes Please Gentlemen — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 64
- Lines For a Rebel — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 66
- Remembered Cowardice — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Builders — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 67
- Milton — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Good and Ill — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 68
- Disquisition on Death — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 69
- A Naked Girl Swimming — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 75
- Night Song — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 76
- Tapu — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Song For a Woman — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 77
- Well Known and Well Loved — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Epithalamium — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 78
- Love Song — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 80
- Poem — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 81
- The Cave — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 82
- A Farewell — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 83
- Wild Love — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Revenge — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 86
-
Country Pleasures
p. 87
- [section] p. 87
- Landscape with Figures — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Deserted Farmyard — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 88
- On Entering a New Abode — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 89
- Winter Night — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 90
- Love in the Night — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 91
- Empty House — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
-
Gall
p. 93
- [section] p. 93
- Epitaph for a Trilogist — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Street Scene — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- On a Democratic Representative — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 95
- The Rationalist — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Niemeyer — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- On a Georgian Lady Poet — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Epitaph For a Public Man — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 96
- For the Gravestone of a Politician — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
-
Additional Poems
p. 97
- Europe 1945 — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 97
- For an Amulet — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Encounter — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 98
- Song — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Estuary — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 99
- Now — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Logos — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 100
- Song for a Girl — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Noon Song — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 101
- Sea-Wind and Setting Sun — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Tom's a-Cold — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 102
- Epitaph — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- In Enemy Territory — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 103
- To Daphnis and Chloe in the Park — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Solitude — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 105
- The Fallen — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 106
- I'm Older than You, Please Listen — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 107
- La Belle Dame Sans Merci — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 108
- Terms of Appointment — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 109
- Song at Summer's End — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 110
- To an Expatriate — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Mr Pyrites — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 111
- Beggar to Burgher — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 112
- The Woman to her Lover — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 113
- Laughter — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Power and the Glory — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 114
- Any Poet to his Mistress — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Americo-Anglican — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- On a Promising Politician — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 115
- The Demagogue — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- On an Intellectual — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Lunch-Hour Concert — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
-
[Strange Rendezvous]
p. 61
-
The Rakehelly Man
p. 117
- The Rakehelly Man — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 119
- Walking on my Feet — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 121
- Latter-Day Love-Song — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 123
- Away From It All — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 124
- My Pretty Maid — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Hymn of Peace — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 125
- Modern Love — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 126
- Boarding House — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 127
- Laughter — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 128
- Cupid — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 129
- The Impetuous Lover — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
-
Poetry Harbinger
p. 131
-
[Poetry Harbinger]
p. 133
- Not Understood * — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 133
- Glum Summer — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 134
- Elegy at Month's End — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 135
- Kowhai Poem — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 136
- On a Bacchic Poet — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Jack and Jill — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 137
- The Enchanted Garden — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Grande Chatelaine — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 139
- Deep South — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- To a Fiend in the Wilderness — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 140
- 2000 A.D — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 141
- Conversation Piece — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 142
- To an American Tourist at Whakarewarewa — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 143
- 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 — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- As Man to Man — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 144
- Poem Addressed to Mr Robert Lowry on the Occasion of the Birth of his Fourth Daughter — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Secret Maiden — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- To a Literary Joker, on Another — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 145
- Poem on the Advantages of Living at the Remuera End of the North Shore — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Hon. Mrs Tweedscantie — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 146
- Idyll — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Ikon — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 147
- The Little Fishes — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Poeta Nascitur Non Fit — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- God Bless the Electric Shaver, Friend of Man — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 148
- Philosophy For Beginners — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Bars and Gripes — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Political Jotting — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Bluestocking — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 149
- Euphues — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
-
Uncollected
p. 150
- The Sea — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 150
- Mr Fairburn to his Bibliographer — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 152
- On a Bachelor Bishop — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 153
- The County — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 154
- Note on the State Literary Fund — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- On R. A. K. Mason — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 155
-
[Poetry Harbinger]
p. 133
-
The Disadvantages of Being Dead
p. 157
-
[The Disadvantages of Being Dead]
p. 159
- The Disadvantages of Being Dead — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 159
- Now that You've Found the Way, You Must Come and See us Again — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 160
- Hymn of Peace p. 161
- Oh —! Oh Hang! — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 162
- Footnote to Matthew X, 29 — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 163
- Coal Comfort — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Ends of Man — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 164
- Political Science — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 165
- The Tourist — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- To my Butcher — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 166
- The 105 Per Cent Loaf — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 167
- Matchless Beauty — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 168
- Song of the Open Road — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 169
- A Phoenix in the Fowl-Run — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Bredon Hill — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 171
- The Most Unkindest Cut — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 172
- Talking of Talking — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Reverie in Rat Week — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 173
- News from the World — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 174
- Any Book-of-the-Month Club — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- A Note on the Depressing Effect of Abdominal Disturbances — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Down on my Luck — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 175
-
Horse Pansies
p. 176
- [introduction] p. 176
- It's my Laugh or Yours — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- An Old Tale Re-Told — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 177
- Roll Out the Knightcart — A Ballad for the Times — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Sociological Jotting — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 179
- It's been Keeping me Awake in the Afternoons — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- We've Got the 'Herald' in the Morning and the 'Star' at Night — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- An Open Invitation to all Decent, Tea-drinking New Zealanders—Take Glover Apart! — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 180
-
[The Disadvantages of Being Dead]
p. 159
-
He Shall Not Rise
p. 181
-
Later Poems
p. 183
- Wandering Willie's Song — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 183
- All I have Desired — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 184
- The Runner — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Diogenes — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 185
- Amarantus — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 186
- Odysseus — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Evening — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 187
- Night on the Water — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 188
- The Stoic — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Odysseus — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Tea-Tree — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 191
- The Pomegranate Tree — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 192
- The Old Man — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 193
- Dead Man's Tale — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 194
- An Old Woman — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- In the Younger Land — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 195
- Kowhai — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
-
Early Poems
p. 196
- Cold June — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 196
- Twilight — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- For a Young Girl — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 197
- The Sun has Spread his Shining Wings — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Rhyme — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 198
- Kings and Queens — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Flowers — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 199
- After — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 200
- Song — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Hellas — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 201
- Near a Growing Town — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- A Woman in the Street — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 202
- Wish — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Release — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 203
- The Old Bridge — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 204
- The Seasons — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Sunflowers — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 205
- Apple Trees — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Blind — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 206
- Autumn Piece — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 207
- Pagan Prayer — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Nightfall — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 208
- Earth and Sea — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 209
-
Love Poems
p. 211
- Change — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 211
- Meeting — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Song at Dawn — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 212
- When She Speaks — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Song — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 213
- Since that Zenophila — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The End — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- The Lover Grows Old — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 214
- After-Times — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 215
- Choice — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Winds — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 216
- Return — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Loss — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 217
- Byways of Love — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn
- Let us Make an End — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 219
- He Shall Not Rise — Rhyme of the Dead Self — by Arthur Rex Dugard Fairburn p. 220
-
Later Poems
p. 183