James K. Baxter

Work : None | New Career 1942 (600 poems in four years) | Social : None | Begin a program of study 1944 (Otago University) | Work : None | Prize 1944 (Macmillan Brown Literary Prize) | Relationship : None | Begin significant relationship 1947 (Jacqueline Sturm) | Family : None | Change residence 1947 (To Christchurch) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1948 (Noted poem published) | Work : None | Begin Major Project 1950 (Radio play adapted for stage) | Social : None | Begin a program of study 1953 (Victoria University) | Work : None | New Career 1954 (Assistant master, Lower Hutt's Epuni School) | Misc. : None | Retain professional help 1954 (Joined AA for rehab, successful) | Social : None | End a program of study 1955 (BA degree) | Relationship : None | End significant relationship October 1957 (Separated from wife) | Social : None | Joined group 1958 (First communion with Catholic church) | Social : None | Begin Travel September 1958 (Work took him to Japan) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1961 ("Three Women and the Sea") | Work : None | New Career 1963 (Job at Post Office) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1967 (Two volumes of criticism) | Social : None | Change of Lifestyle April 1968 (Start of commune on the Wanganui River) | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities December 1968 (Family left him for Wellington) | Family : None | Change residence August 1969 (Moved to Jerusalem) | Family : None | Change residence September 1971 (Back to Wellington) | Family : None | Change residence February 1972 (Back to Jerusalem) | Health : None | Decumbiture August 1972 (Drained, exhausted, moved back to Auckland) | : None | Death by Disease 22 October 1972 (Coronary thrombosis, age 46) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1985 (Novel released) | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Heart disease/attack (Coronary thrombosis, terminal) | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Other Major diseases (Dysentery) | Diagnoses : Body Part Problems | Accident/Injury (Burned hand while young) | Diagnoses : Psychological | Abuse Alcohol (Rehab) | Family : Relationship | Stress - Chronic misery (Change of religion caused separation) | Family : Parenting | Abusive - Neglectful (Difficulty relating to his children) | Lifestyle : Financial | On the edge | Lifestyle : Home | Many moves | Personal : Religion/Spirituality | 12 step group (Successful rehabilitation) | Personal : Religion/Spirituality | Conversion/ Born again (Anglican to Roman Catholic) | Personal : Misc. | Changed name (Nickname Hemi) | Vocation : Writers | Critic | Vocation : Writers | Poet (Prolific writer) | Notable : Awards | Vocational award (Macmillan Brown Literary Prize)