Spark to a Waiting Fuse: James K. Baxters Correspondence with Noel Ginn 1942-1946

In these 56 letters to his slightly older friend, then imprisoned as a conscientious objector, the teenage James K. Baxter pours out his ideas and feelings on life, philosophy and his own work. With the inclusion of the complete texts of the 255 poems written at the time and discussed in the letters, this is an insight into this NZ poet.