In Baxter’s words, beauty and truth

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In Baxter’s words, beauty and truth

By Greg Judkins
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James K Baxter wrote about a “snow mountain” and surrendering to the sky [image: Tobias Kelly on Unsplash]

Ambiguity in poetry creates space for the reader to respond to the written lines in whatever way they resonate with them, writes Greg Judkins

One of my favourite poems is by New Zealand poet James K Baxter, titled High Country Weather. It is short and compact, selecting a few powerful images