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Adult Education, University of Durham
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
October 1978 - April 1979
Papers relating to classes taught by Jon Silkin in the Department of Extra-Mural Studies at the University of Durham. Includes photocopies of poems by Geoffrey Hill, accompanied by an ms letter from D...
Experience in Poetry Anthology
1963
Duplicated typescript anthology titled 'Experience in Poetry' (October 1962-March 1963), comprising poems written and chosen by participants in an extension course in creative writing/poetry led by Jo...
Poem Drafts and Workings (1)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1971-1975
Ms and typescript drafts and workings of the following poems: - Alive - All-eyeing moon, fury ... - Assent - Cat - Cliché. Yes his face ... - Friend, the blackbird's words ... - Frost, water'...
Apparition: Drafts
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1989-1990
Ms and typescript drafts of the poem sequence 'Apparition', which includes the poems 'Damage' and 'A man with unclenched fist'. The drafts of 'Damage' include some with the titles 'Watermark' and 'Chi...
Residencies, Readings, etc.
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1990-1992
Mixed papers relating to poetry readings and residencies undertaken by Jon Silkin ca. 1990. Includes a programme for the Writer's Evening organised by the University of Dundee and the Scottish Arts Co...
Kenkyusha Anthology
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1992-1994
This series consists of papers relating to Silkin's work on the production of an anthology of modern English poetry for a Japanese audience. Includes Silkin's draft selection and typescript draft comm...
Letters to Jon Silkin
8 September 1957 - 2 November 1995
This file contains letters to Jon Silkin from various correspondents at the University of Leeds, both students and staff. Includes 5 ms letters to Silkin from Joy Udloff, secretary of the Leeds Univer...
Poem Drafts and Workings (5)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1992-1995
Ms and typescript drafts of and workings towards poems published in 'Making a Republic.' The poems include: - Permission to Weep - Printing Radio Stations on Glass at Lee Green - In the Lithuanian...
Readings, Courses, Etc.
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1954-1965
Items relating to readings, lecturing and similar activities undertaken by Silkin in the 1950s and early 1960s. Includes Silkin's ms notes on running order for a reading at Epsom (20/3/54); ms note on...
Dumfries Residency
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1990
This file contains items relating to Silkin's time as Writer in Residence for the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association, sponsored by the Scottish Arts Council. As well as working with members of the...
Poems Towards a New Collection (2)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1993-1996
This file contains a typescript and ms contents list headed 'Poems in an Order;' and typescript copies and drafts of poems published in 'Making a Republic.' Includes: - Permission to Weep - The Inh...
[Workshop Materials]
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1990s
Multiple photocopies of poems by D.H. Lawrence, Derek Mahon, Jon Silkin, Isaac Rosenberg, Ishigaki Rin and Shiro Murano (translated by Lane Dunlop), Louis Simpson and others.