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Haurongo: Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard

Fairburn reading his poems

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Hear A. R. D. Fairburn read some of his poems for radio broadcast in the programme 'New Zealand poets' readings', recorded in the 1950s. The poems are 'Full fathom five' , 'A farewell' and 'Walking on my feet'. (3 min 53 sec)

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D2013

Image: Auckland City Libraries - Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero. Reference: F502. Photograph by Firth

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Denys Trussell. 'Fairburn, Arthur Rex Dugard', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/79/fairburn-reading-his-poems (accessed 4 June 2026).