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Brotherton Collection18
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Leeds Poetry18

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interviews17
correspondence5
books reviews3
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)3
poets as teachers3
universities and colleges united3
creative writing scholarships,2
poetry readings2
autobiography1
documentary films1

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Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)8
British Broadcasting Corporation1

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Letters to Jon Silkin

4 March 1984

1 typescript letter to Jon Silkin from Giuseppina Lattanzi. The letter includes a list of 11 questions, with some ms annotations/answers in Silkin's hand.

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Poetry Now and Other Scripts

British Broadcasting Corporation

c.1974-1981

Papers relating to radio broadcasts by Jon Silkin, mainly for the BBC's 'Poetry Now' programme. Includes ms and annotated ts drafts of a script for a broadcast on Australian poetry (ca. 1975); ts and ...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

5 June 1994 - 17 November 1994

3 ms letters from the poet, editor and translator Marco Fazzini to Jon Silkin, one of which is accompanied by a word-processed list of questions for Silkin for an interview planned for 'Risk' magazine...

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Interview Questions and Poem

28 August 1992

Word-processed list of 20 questions headed '

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Interviews with Fresco and Menascé

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1988-1989

Audio recording made by Silkin of his responses to questions from Gaby Fresco [Gaby Petrone Fresco] on the poetry of Isaac Rosenberg. Discusses Rosenberg's stoicism; his playlet Moses; his attitude an...

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Blunden, Sassoon and Jones

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1963-1965

Items relating to Jon Silkin's contact with First World War poets Edmund Blunden, Siegfried Sassoon and David Jones during his research for 'Out of Battle'. Includes 1 cc ts letter from Silkin to Blun...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

21 October 1975 - 22 October 1979

2 ms letters to Jon Silkin from Gladys Mary Coles. Coles writes in her capacity as poetry critic for BBC Radio Merseyside, and as editor of the poetry magazine 'Meridian.'

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Letters to Jon Silkin

16 December 1982 - [1983]

1 ts letter from Pat Mackle of Sheffield University student magazine 'Arrows', concerning a proposed article on him. Held with this letter is a copy of the issue of 'Arrows' containing the article (un...

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Interview with Jon Silkin

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1984-1986

Photocopy of a typed transcript of an interview with Jon Silkin conducted by an unknown interviewer, with Silkin's ms corrections/annotations/revisions. The interview was undertaken shortly before a p...

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Artists of the North: Jon Silkin, Poet

1981

Documentary film made by Carlise firm Aidanvision in conjunction with Northern Arts, directed by Roy Thompson and produced by Rodney Pybus. Recorded on location in Newcastle and Carlisle.Rodney Pybus ...

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Interview on Translation

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1983-1992

Typescript letter to Silkin from Lyuben Lyubenov, accompanying a list of 22 questions on translating poetry [late 1983?]; carbon copy typescript of Silkin's responses (3 December 1983); and a photocop...

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Letters to Jon Silkin

14 June 1982 - 13 February 1983

3 typescript letters and 1 ms letter to Jon Silkin from Henry Lyman of radio station WFCR (based at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst). The correspondence relates to interviews/recordings of Si...

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