A biography of Charles Orwell Brasch, a poet, editor and patron, i presented. Brasch was born in 1909, educated at Waitaki Boys High School and spent most of his twenties and thirties in Europe and Egypt. Brasch founded the publication "Landfall" in 1947 and served as its editor for 20 years. The theme of the relationship of New Zealanders to the land was often repeated in his poetry, including "The Land and the People." Brasch provides support to visual artists and writers as well and was involved with a wide range of art organizations.