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Albert Poets1
Armitage, Simon (1963-)1
Crawford, Robert1
Crawford, Robert (1959-)1
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Penguin Modern Poets 5

1995

Set of proofs for Penguin Modern Poets (new series), volume 5 (London: Penguin, 1995), including selections of poems by Simon Armitage, Sean O’Brien and Tony Harrison.

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Talking verse : [interviews with poets]

Crawford, Robert (1959-)

c1995

This volume includes reprints of interviews from issues of the 1990's "Verse" magazine.

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Mouth of a Demagogue, Eyes of a Poet

1994-1995

Papers relating to Simon Armitage’s radio programme on radical socialist politician Albert Victor Grayson, Mouth of a Demagogue, Eyes of a Poet, commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and broadcast in February...

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Quarante et un poètes de la Grande-Bretagne

Williamson, Patrick

2003

Series title taken from the front-cover.

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Giovane poesia inglese

Dowling, Gregory; Scarsella, Alessandro

1996

Chosen poems by 9 English poets, translated into Italian for the first time. Includes short biographical entries and bibliographical references.

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A Book of Hours

1999

Printed "script” (18 ff) for A Book of Hours, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1999. Commissioned by Andrew Motion, A Book of Hours comprised fourteen new poems by poets including Simon Armitage,...

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Press Cuttings and Articles (Miscellaneous)

June 1992-April 2002

Press cuttings and articles collected by Simon Armitage. Includes page from The London Review of Books with poems by Andrew Motion and John Tranter (25 June 1992); page from The Guardian (23 November ...

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3. Proofs and Pictures

1994-1996

Set of page proofs for Moon Country with Simon Armitage’s ms corrections, queries and additions; photocopies of pictures to be used in Moon Country, with Armitage’s ms annotations; and photocopied...

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Conferences, Etc.: Correspondence

7 February 1992 - 15 August 2003

Correspondence comprising of invitations for Simon Armitage to speak at or attend conferences and other events relating to literature, education and his work as a probation officer. Includes letters a...

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Killing Time

1998-2002

Papers relating to the poem Killing Time, written by Simon Armitage during his time as poet in residence with the New Millennium Experience Company at the Millennium Dome. Armitage was appointed to th...

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Readings and Festivals: Correspondence

15 May 1989 - 15 July 2005

Correspondence relating to poetry readings by Simon Armitage, including readings at arts and literary festivals. This correspondence relates to readings not directly connected with schools, colleges a...

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