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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)20
Hughes, Ted (1930-1998)1

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Poems in Periodicals, Etc.: 1970s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1970-1979

This file contains one copy of 'Lines Review,' no. 33 (July 1970) with Silkin's poems 'Reclaimed Area,' 'Jaffa, and Other Places,' 'Bull-God'and 'Five Cemetery Poems;' two copies of 'Stand,' v. 16, ...

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Uncollected Poems and Drafts: 1970s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1966-1980

Ms and typescript poems, drafts and workings dating largely to the 1970s, with some dating to the late 1960s. The vast majority of the poems in this series are uncollected, although there are some dra...

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Prose, Criticism, Reviews: 1970s

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1965-1979

This series comprises mixed prose, criticism and reviews written by Jon Silkin in the 1970s, and includes ms and typescript drafts. The vast majority of the subject matter of the essays, articles and ...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

Hughes, Ted (1930-1998)

[1970] - 15 January 1996

1 typescript letter and 1 word-processed letter from Ted Hughes to Jon Silkin. The typescript letter is undated, but probably dates to the early-mid 1970s.

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Poems and Drafts (3)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1968-1970

Ms and typescript poems, drafts and preliminaries. Includes a ts list of poem titles, headed 'Amana Grass' in ms (contents differ from the published collection); ts and ms notes on groupings of poems,...

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Small Armies (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1974-1979

Clean carbon copy typescript for the play 'Small Armies,' lacking title-page and final page ([1], 101 pp).The date when 'Small Armies' was written is unclear. However, Silkin appears to have incorpora...

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Poem Drafts (2)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1972-1974

Typescript and ms drafts of poems published in 'The Principle of Water'. The poems include: - A Strand from Caedmon - The bird is ligamented ... - A Shetland Poem - Three Shetland Poems - Some W...

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Natan Zach Translations

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1967-1987

Items relating to Jon Silkin's work on translating the poetry of Natan Zach in collaboration with Zach himself. Includes a typescript letter from Silkin to Zach, dated 21 April 1970, discussing transl...

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Small Armies (1)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1974-1979

Scripts and drafts for the play 'Small Armies.' Includes 2 clean carbon copy typescripts (both [2], 102 pp), one of which was originally held in card packaging labelled 'Small Armies (Good Version)' i...

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Correspondence

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1970-1997

Correspondence relating to attempts by Silkin to publish a volume of Amir Gilboa's poetry in translation. Includes letters from Natan Zach to Silkin concerning the translations (July-September 1970); ...

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Ultime Thule Papers

1971-1976

This series comprises a single file of papers relating to the Ultima Thule Bookshop in Newcastle, a venture established by Tom Pickard, Tony Jackson and Jon Silkin. Includes copies of accounts for Mar...

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