Works By: |
| Anthology |
| A Primer of Love : a Selection from the Maxims of La Rochefoucauld. Wellington: Progressive Publishing Society, 1943. Voyager link |
| The Letters of A. R. D. Fairburn. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1981. Voyager link |
| New Zealand Journal of History 16; Oct (1982): 176-178. |
| Landfall 37; June (1983): 226-228. |
| New Zealand Journal of History 16; Oct (1982): 176-178. |
| Landfall 37; June (1983): 226-228. |
| The nature of things: poems from the New Zealand landscape. Nelson: Craig Potton Publishing, 2005. Voyager link |
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| Criticism |
| Tomorrow 26.2; (1936): 20-21. |
| "A critical commentary." Here and Now 8.2; May (1952): 21-22. |
| "Commentaries this quarter." Landfall 19; Sept (1951): 216-220. |
| "Critical commentary." Here and Now 3.2; Dec (1951): 16-17. |
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| Essay |
| "Art in Canterbury : some notes on the Group Show." Landfall 1.2; Mar (1948): 46-50. |
| "Marching girls." Here and Now 10.2; July (1952): 9-10. |
| "Medical service : condition critical." Here and Now 2; Nov (1949): 12-13. |
| "Mr Frasers way of doing things." Here and Now 1; Oct (1949): 8-10. |
| "Murder by motor-car." Here and Now 6.2; Mar (1952): 13-15. |
| "Poetry in New Zealand." Year Book of the Arts in New Zealand 1; (1945): 123-128. |
| Problems and responses of three New Zealand poets in the 1920s. In: Proceedings and Papers of the Tenth AULLA Congress. Auckland, Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association 1966: 202-213. |
| "Some reflections on New Zealand painting." Landfall 1.1; Mar (1947): 49-56. |
| "The culture industry." Landfall 39; Sept (1956): 198-211. |
| The Woman Problem and Other Prose. Auckland, B. & J. Paul 1967. |
| Listener 1477.58; January 26 (1968): 20-20. |
| Australian Book Review 7.7; May (1968): 126-126. |
| NZ Tablet March 13 (1968): 22-22. |
| "The wowser in the woodpile." Here and Now 47; Dec (1955): 13-15. |
| We New Zealanders. Wellington, Progressive Publishing Society 1944. |
| "Scribulous." Spike 72.43; (1944): 28-28. |
| Arena 6; (1944): 16-16. |
| Action May (1944): 4-4. |
| New Zealand Magazine 3.23; May/June (1944): 16-16. |
| "Third Generation New Zealand." 260; June 16 1944: 2-2. |
| Listener 256.10; May 19 (1944): 21-21. |
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| Letter |
| Letters of A.R.D. Fairburn. Auckland, Oxford University Press 1981. Voyager link |
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| Non Fiction |
| A Discussion on Communism between A. R. D. Fairburn and S. W. Scott. Auckland: Auckland District Party Committee, Communist Party Committee, Communist Party of New Zealand, 1936. Voyager link |
| An Island - Mountain and a Ship. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs for the New Zealand Shipping Co., 1949. Voyager link |
| Hands Off the Tom Tom. Wellington: Progressive Publishing Society, 1944. Voyager link |
| Who Said Red Ruin. Auckland: Griffin Press, 1938. Voyager link |
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| Poetry |
| Another Argo : Three Poems from the Caxton Club Press. Christchurch, Caxton Press 1935. |
| Tomorrow 50.1; (1935): 22-22. |
| Art in New Zealand 1.8; Sept (1935): 53-53. |
| "Beggar to burgher." Arts Year book 6; (1950): 142-142. |
| Collected Poems. Christchurch, Pegasus Press 1966. |
| Collected Poems. Christchurch, Pegasus Press 1966. |
| Comment 28; Sept (1966): 29-35. |
| Poetry Australia 11; (1966): 35-35. |
| Kiwi (1966): 54-54. |
| NZ Tablet May 11 (1966): 22-22. |
| Listener 1390.54; May 27 (1966): 20-20. |
| Zealandia October 13 (1966): 13-13. |
| Arena 66; Dec (1966): 28-29. |
| Landfall (1967): 215-215. |
| Australian Book Review 2.7; Dec (1967): 36-36. |
| Listener 1868.80; September 20 (1975): 56-56. |
| Dominion. Christchurch, Caxton Press 1938. |
| Tomorrow 4; May 11 (1938): 438-439. |
| Tomorrow 4; June 22 (1938): 536-7. |
| "Europe; In enemy territory; Noon song; Song; The encounter." Year Book of the Arts in New Zealand 2; (1946): 120-121. |
| "Full fathom five." Folios of New Writing 73; Autumn (1941). |
| He Shall Not Rise: Poems. London, Columbia 1930. |
| How to Ride a Bicycle in 17 Lovely Colours. Auckland, A. R. D. Fairburn & the Pelorus Press 1947. |
| Listener 375.15; August 30 (1946): 22-23. |
| "On a bachelor bishop; Laugher." Year Book of the Arts in New Zealand 1; (1945): 134-135. |
| "On an intellectual; The demagogue; Gooseberry fool." Here and Now 5; Jan/Feb (1951): 37-37. |
| "Poem about means and ends." Here and Now 1; Oct (1949): 25-25. |
| Poems 1929-41. Christchurch, Caxton Press 1943. |
| Arena 1; June (1943): 10-10. |
| Poetry Harbinger, Introducing A.R.D. Fairburn 6 foot 3 and Denis Glover 11 stone 7. Auckland, Pilgrim Press 1958. |
| Listener 1006.39; November 28 (1958): 13-13. |
| Landfall 13; June (1959): 173-176. |
| Listener 1006; November 28 (1958): 13-13. |
| Image 4; Dec (1958): 22-24. |
| Recent Poems. Christchurch, Caxton Press 1941. |
| New Triad 12.2; May/June (1941): 19-19. |
| Listener 110.5; August 1 (1941): 15-15. |
| Poetry Chicago 6.59; Mar (1942): 343-343. |
| Selected Poems. Wellington, Victoria University Press 1995. |
| Otago Daily Times March 2 (1996): 22-22. |
| Listener March 23 (1996): 53-55. |
| Quote Unquote 34; April (1996): 27-28. |
| "Song at summers end." New Zealand Memories 46; Feb/Mar (2004): 36-37. |
| "Song at summers end; Any poet to his mistress; Epitaph." Arts Year book 3; (1947): 155-155. |
| "Songs from a barren place." Here and Now 4.2; Jan (1952): 39-39. |
| Strange Rendezvous : Poems 1929-41, with additions. Christchurch, Caxton Press 1952. |
| "Talking of talking." Here and Now 4.2; Jan (1952): 34-34. |
| The County. London, Lahr 1931. |
| The Disadvantages of Being Dead and Other Sharp Verses. Wellington, Mermaid Press 1958. |
| Landfall 13; June (1959): 173-176. |
| "D. J. O. C." Canta 5.28; May 1 (1958): 6-6. |
| Listener 980.38; May 30 (1958): 13-13. |
| "The fallen; For an amulet." Year Book of the Arts in New Zealand 4; (1948): 152-153. |
| The Rakehelly Man and Other Verses. Auckland, Caxton Press 1946. |
| Listener 375.15; August 30 (1946): 22-23. |
| "The sun is shining in Great Baffin Land." Here and Now 2; Nov (1949): 33-33. |
| "Thoughts on a dry Sunday afternoon; Sunday on the West Coast." Here and Now 7; April (1951): 21-22. |
| Three Poems : Dominion, The Voyage, To a Friend in the Wilderness. Wellington, New Zealand Universities Press 1952. |
| Listener 694; October 24 (1952): 11-11. |
| Listener 713.28; March 13 (1953): 12-13. |
| Landfall 7; Sept (1953): 203-209. |
| "To A. P. Herbert." Here and Now 1; Oct (1949): 10-10. |
| "To an expatriate; Logos; Solitude." Arts Year book 7; (1951): 103-104. |
| "Two nice blokes from the Kaueranga Valley; The seals." Here and Now 6.2; Mar (1952): 27-27. |
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| Profile |
| "New Zealanders you should know: Mr Allen Curnow." Action Dec (1944): 35-37. |
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| Short Story |
| "A nice trip." Here and Now 5; Jan/Feb (1951): 43-44. |
| "In our village." Here and Now 1.3; Oct (1952): 21-21. |
| The Sky is a Limpet a Pollytickle Parotty. Devonport, Phillips Press 1939. |
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Works about: |
| Article |
| Edmond, Lauris. "Research notes." Turnbull Library Record 13.1; May (1980): 47-47. |
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| Biography |
| Broughton, W. S. A. R. D. Fairburn. Reed, Wellington, 1968. |
| McNeish, James. Walking on my feet : A. R. D. Fairburn : a kind of biography. Collins, Auckland, 1983. |
| Trussell, Denys. Fairburn. Auckland University Press : Oxford University Press, 1984. |
| Bertram, James. New Zealand poets in retrospect. Radio New Zealand, Wellington, 1986. |
| Fairburn, G. Growing up with Rex : a memoir, 1905-1923. G. E. Fairburn, Hamilton, 1991. |
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| Criticism |
| Witheford, Hubert. "Correspondence." Landfall 6; June (1948): 160-161. |
| Anderson, Douglas M. "Mr Holcrofts Islands." Landfall 21; Mar (1952): 5-20. |
| Schwimmer, E. "A. R. D. Fairburn : an assessment." Numbers 7; Aug (1957): 15-24. |
| Campbell, Alistair. "Glover and Georgianism." Comment 21; Oct/Nov (1964): 23-33. |
| O'Sullivan, Vincent. "A. R. D. Fairburn - definitions of emptiness." Comment 4.7; Sept (1966): 29-35. |
| Stead, C.K. "Fairburn." Landfall 20; Dec (1966): 367-381. |
| Dane, Peter. "Problems and responses : three New Zealand poets in the 1920s." Canberra, AULLA: proceedings and papers of the 10th Congress (1966). |
| Hamilton, Ian. "Fairburn and Dr Stead." Comment 4.8; Sept (1967): 36-42. |
| Broughton, W. S. "Lyricism and belief." Dispute 4.2; Jan/Feb (1967): 12-16. |
| Edmond, Lauris. "Yours, Rex : Rex Fairburn correspondent." Islands 1.4; Autumn (1975): 58-67. |
| McLauchlan, Gordon. "The man who never ceased to be a poet." Auckland Metro 5; Oct (1981): 35-35. |
| Bertram, James. "A. R. D. Fairburn : a rakehelly man." Listener 2193.100; February 6 (1982): 18-21. |
| Stead, C.K. In the Glass Case: Essays on New Zealand Literature. Auckland University Press : Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1982. |
| Smithyman, Kendrick. "About books about Fairburn about." Islands 36.2; Nov (1985): 143-155. |
| Bertram, James. New Zealand poets in retrospect: eight New Zealand poets, no longer living, are placed in social and poetic context. Replay Radio, Wellington, 1986. |
| Leonard, Robert. "Just as revolutionary." Antic 3; Nov (1987): 10-19. |
| Jensen, Kai. "A poet quite as large as life : literary masculinity in New Zealand 1932-1960." Landfall 2.45; June (1991): 206-224. |
| Stafford, Jane. "Masculinism and poetry : a note of warning." Landfall 192; Spring (1996): 261-270. |
| Jackson, Mac. "To the editor." Listener March 23 (1996): 54-55. |
| Stead, C.K. Kin of Place. Auckland University Press, Auckland, 2002. |
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| Essay |
| Plomer, William. "Some books from New Zealand." Folios of New Writing Autumn (1941): 55-61. |
| Ireland, Kevin. "Down among the elephants." Metro 81.7; Mar (1988): 178-178. |
| Geraets, John. "Literary biography in New Zealand." JNZL: Journal of New Zealand Literature 7; (1989): 87-105. |
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| Non Fiction |
| Bell, B. "A. R. D. Fairburn : an appreciation." Arena 47; Sept (1957): 28-28. |
| Campion, S. "Memories of Rex." Home & Building 11.19; April (1957): 40-43. |
| Johnson, Olive. A.R.D. Fairburn : a bibliography of his published work. University of Auckland, Auckland, 1958. |
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| Sound Recording |
| Mason, R.A.K. R.A.K. Mason on Rex Fairburn. 1957. |
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| Thesis |
| Broughton, W. S. W. DArcy Cresswell, A. R. D. Fairburn, R. A. K. Mason : an examination of certain aspects of their lives and works. University of Auckland, Auckland, 1968. |
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