R.A.K. Mason

Ronald Allison Kells Mason (1905-1971) was a New Zealand poet. He was described by Allen Curnow as the country's "first wholly original, unmistakably gifted poet".

Life
He was born in Auckland and educated at Auckland Grammar School, where he met A.R.D. Fairburn.

Publications

 * In the Manner of Men (1923)
 * The Beggar (1924)
 * Four Short Stories (1931-1935)
 * Sonnet to MacArthur's Eyes (1950)