A poem by R. A. K. Mason, 'Stoic overthrow', appears in this first volume of The Phoenix, an Auckland University student literary magazine. By the third issue, in 1933, Mason had taken over the editorship from James Bertram and the focus had shifted to politics, a reflection of Mason's own espousal of Marxist principles at this time.
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Reference: The phoenix 1, number 1 (1932) (S-L-116-COVER, S-L-1270-TITLE, S-L-1270-CONTENTS, S-L-1270-7, S-L-1270-21, S-L-1270-26, S-L-1270-27, S-L-1270-40)
Allen Curnow poems copyright Tim Curnow, Sydney, Australia; courtesy of R.A.K. Mason and Charles Brasch estatesPermission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.