Notebook 13
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Notebook 13
Classmark: BC MS 20c Crossley-Holland/2/1/13
Creator(s): Crossley-Holland, Kevin
Date(s): June 1969-1971
Size and medium: 366 pp maroon bound notebook
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/18131
Collection group(s): Leeds Poetry | English Literature
Description
The period covered in this notebook coincides with Crossley-Holland's tenure of the Gregory Fellowship in Poetry at the University of Leeds. Many entries initially pasted into this book have become detached. Contains notes and drafts as follows:
- 2nd Draft, p. 2
- Bede's Death Song, p. 4 (see also Notebook 14)
- Untitled poem with note from old book and poem On the Watching Pier, p. 7
- The Golden Bowl, pp. 8-9, 15
- Let me never take too much for granted ..., pp. 11-12
- Almost one with this changing ..., p. 13 on loose sheet
- Prose notes with the heading Kenwood, pp. 16-17
- I bound my draft card, said the first student ..., p. 18
- Leaving the Island, on two loose sheets inserted loose at p. 20
- 2 sheets ms poetry drafts on Leeds University headed notepaper inserted loose at p. 23
- Tellmeyourname, p. 29
- If I say hear me, who will hear me?, pp. 30-31
- Hills, pp. 36-37
- If I were to write see you soon ...., pp. 39-40
- Leaving the Island, pp. 42-44
- Notes on flowers, p. 46
- This is my room ..., p. 47
- A Bouquet for Miss Grice, p. 55
- 1 sheet ms draft inserted loose at p. 63
- 1 sheet ms poem draft No dreams of good or ill ...
- Ruth, pp. 84-86
- Howl, the daylong howl ..., p. 89
- All day the sprays revolved amongst the heat ..., fol 92-93
- Dominic at Five, p. 96
- Shadows, pp. 98-104
- Marsh Pool, p. 107
- Names, and For Dick, p. 111
- Drawings in biro ink, pp. 112-113
- Notes on the Anglo Saxons, pp. 114-119
- This Suffolk moon ..., p. 120
- Sally, p. 124
- Roger, p. 127
- Magnus and Ivy, p. 129
- Matilda, p. 130
- Judith, p. 131
- Vanessa, p. 132
- Night and the Tree, pp. 134-135
- Little point knocking ..., p. 141
- Giles, p. 142
- Notes on flowers and their meaning, pp. 146-147
- Fanny, pp. 148-149
- Thomas, p. 150
- Anthony, p. 152
- Mark , p. 153-154
- Hugh , p. 157
- Natalia , p. 160
- Adam, p. 162
- Adrian , p. 163
- Benedict , p. 164
- Blodwen, Bronwen and Ursula , p. 165
- Dominic and Eric , p. 166
- Rachel and Rosanne , p. 167
- Penelope and Thomas , p. 169
- Adrian and Bronwen, p. 170
- Diana , p. 172
- Flora , p. 173
- Ms drafts of play, and further notes on character names, pp. 174-205
- In Praise of Wiestlers, p. 207
- Day is bad, dark worse ..., pp. 208-209
- Fingers of the Dark feel their way ..., pp. 210-215
- Memories of the Godaddin, pp. 216-217
- Sixteen years to this night I first wrote a poem ..., pp. 218-219
- Turn it in your hands two stones ..., p. 222
- Life Companions, pp. 223-224
- Notes and poem concerning Eve, pp. 226-227, 229
- I remember we sat on the grass ..., p. 228
- signatures of Kevin Crossley-Holland and Ruth Crossley-Holland, pp. 232-233
- The dry wells they huddle for the sacrifice ..., p. 236
- Three times the slinking swirling monster came ..., p. 237
- Is it better not to listen to the rain? ..., p. 239
- Night Walker, p. 241
- Behind Him, p. 243
- Suns' eye on the white walls ..., on sheet inserted between pp. 246-247
- 1 sheet ms draft inserted loose at p. 247
- Illustrations in biro ink, pp. 251-253
- This is a sort of game ..., pp. 254-255
- Baked of the Body, pp. 256-257
- Ring of mountains, metallic Dolomites ..., p. 259
- Manuscript poem drafts on Clapham Junction, pp. 262-275
- Workings for characters and 7 voices, p. 276
- Seven Voices, p. 279
- Notes and various ms drafts titled Bits & Pieces.
- 3 sheets ms poetry and prose inserted loose at end together with invitation to Kevin Crossley-Holland's wedding
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