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Notes on Poem Selection
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1979-1980
Ms notes in Silkin's hand, including a list of book and poems titles, numbers of pages, etc. This is possiby an initial selection of work for Silkin's 'Selected Poems' (1980). Accompanied by other ms ...
Drafts: Ajuga
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1982-1984
Annotated typescript drafts of the poem 'Ajuga,' including drafts titled 'Here.'
Inside the Gentian: Drafts
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1987-1988
Ms and typescript drafts of the poem 'Inside the Gentian', some of which have the titles 'In the Gentian's Space', 'Gentian', and 'Bavarian Gentian'. The drafts are undated, but Silkin's use of the ba...
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...
Selected Poems (1980)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1979-1983
Papers relating to the collection 'Selected Poems', published by Routledge & Kegan Paul in 1980. The collection included poems from 'The Peaceable Kingdom' (1954), 'The Two Freedoms' (1958), 'The Re-O...
Proof Copies of Nature With Man
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1965
2 proof copies of 'Nature With Man,' both with a small number of ms corrections in Jon Silkin's hand.
Drafts: Joy Lined With Metal (2)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1978
Ms and typescript drafts ofthe poem sequence 'Joy Lined With Metal.'
Note and Acknowledgements
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1980
Photocopy of a typescript draft of Silkin's 'Note' to 'Selected Poems' (1980), corrected and marked up in ms for the printer; an ms list headed 'Delete from Selected'; and ms lists of poems and the pe...
Proof of Selected Poems
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1980
Spiral-bound proof of 'Selected Poems' with ms corrections and revisions in Jon Silkin's hand.Also held in this file are an ms list of page references for corrections/revisions to 'The People;' 2 lett...
Covers and Publicity
1980
Proof of the covers for 'Selected Poems' (1980), accompanied by compliments slips from [Simon Adams?] at Routledge & Kegan Paul; and multiple copies of two leaflets produced by/for Routledge, jointly ...
Reviews of Selected Poems (1980)
1980-1983
This file contains photocopies and press-cuttings of reviews of 'Selected Poems' (1980). Includes photocopies and press cuttings of reviews by Edward Larrissy ('Times Literary Supplement', 16 January ...
Notebook, Fragments and Drafts
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1956-1960
Notebook with London County Council printed on the front cover, with ms notes/plans for a poem including headings 'David's Life' and 'Gnat's Life' and an ms draft beginning 'In the room where you wait...