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Which poetic work by James K. Baxter, published posthumously in 1972, is a sprawling, visionary long poem that draws on his experiences establishing a commune at Jerusalem on the Whanganui River?

James K. Baxter's 'Jerusalem Sonnets' are 39 unrhymed sonnets written after he left his academic career to live in the remote Māori settlement of Hiruharama (Jerusalem), blending Catholic mysticism with Māori spirituality.

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