R. A. K. Mason
New Zealand poet
R. A. K. Mason | |
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Born | Ronald Allison Kells Mason (1905-01-10)10 January 1905 Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand |
Died | 13 July 1971(1971-07-13) (aged 66) Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Occupation | Poet |
Ronald Allison Kells Mason (10 January 1905 – 13 July 1971) was a New Zealand poet. Described by Allen Curnow as New Zealand's "first wholly original, unmistakably gifted poet",[1][2] he was born in Penrose, Auckland on 10 January 1905.[3][4] He was educated at Auckland Grammar School, where he met fellow poet A. R. D. Fairburn. Mason was the holder of the Robert Burns Fellowship at the University of Otago in 1962.[5] He died in Takapuna, Auckland on 13 July 1971.[6]
Works
Poetry
- The Beggar (Whitcombe & Tombs, 1924)
- Penny Broadsheet (Whitcombe & Tombs, 1924)
- No New Thing (Spearhead Publishers, 1934)
- End of Day (Caxton Press, 1936)
- This Dark Will Lighten (Caxton Press, 1941)
- China Dances and Other Poems (John McIndoe, 1962)
- Collected Poems (Pegasus Press, 1962)
Radio Play
- Squire Speaks (Caxton Press, 1938)
Prose
- Frontier Forsaken: An Outline History of the Cook Islands (Challenge, 1947)
- Four Short Stories 1931–1935 (Holloway Press, 2003)
Music
- The Young Man Thinks of Sons by NZ group Ferocious (Bill Direen, Johannes Contag and Mark S. Williams) (Rattle Records, February 2020. Music video (2020).
- New Zealand composer David Farquhar (1928-2007) composed a setting of "On the Swag" for unaccompanied choir. The score can be obtained from SOUNZ.
- On the Swag Christopher Marshall (1956-) for mixed choir, unaccompanied. For details see SOUNZ and the National Library of New Zealand.
- On the Swag by Dunedin hymn writer Colin Gibson, sung by tenor soloist Edmund Hintz, on “Spirited People” by the Festival Singers of Wellington.
References
- ^ R.A.K. Mason New Zealand Book Council website. Retrieved 18 May 2019
- ^ R.A.K. Mason - NZ Literature File - LEARN - The University Of Auckland Library Archived 28 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Who’s Who in New Zealand, 9th edition, edited by G C Petersen, p235 (1968, Reed, Wellington)
- ^ Who’s Who in New Zealand, 10th edition, edited by G C Petersen, p238 (1971, Reed, Wellington)
- ^ "R. A. K. Mason - 1962". Nourishing the Roots: An exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Robert Burns Fellowship at the University of Otago. University of Otago. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 299. ISBN 0-589-01113-8.
External links
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
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- 1960 Maurice Duggan
- 1961 John Caselberg
- 1962 R.A.K. Mason
- 1963 Maurice Shadbolt
- 1964 Maurice Gee
- 1965 Janet Frame
- 1966–67 James K. Baxter
- 1968 Ruth Dallas
- 1969 Warren Dibble
- 1970 O. E. Middleton
- 1971 Noel Hilliard
- 1972 Ian Wedde
- 1973 Graham Billing
- 1974 Hone Tuwhare
- 1975 Witi Ihimaera
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- 2005–06 Catherine Chidgey
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- 2012 Emma Neale
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- 2019 Emily Duncan
- 2020 John Newton
- 2021 Becky Manawatu
- 2022 Albert Belz
- 2023 Kathryn van Beek
- 2024 Mikaela Nyman