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Total number of records: 15

Count of Collection group

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Leeds Poetry15
English Literature1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
interviews3
poetics2
poetry themes, motives2
american poetry1
audiocassettes1
audiotapes1
british council1
correspondence1
english poetry1
forms, blanks, etc.1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)2
Various2
British Council1
Hughes, Ted (1930-1998)1
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)1
University of Leeds - Poetry Room1
University of Leeds. School of English1
Watkins, Vernon1

Archive File

Publisher and Poet Forms

February 1968

Duplicated typescript circular letters sent out to publishers and poets as part of the procedure of arranging to make recordings for the Poetry Room. The publishers' letter concerns copyright; the poe...

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The Poet Speaks (Various)

Various

c.1963-1964

Audio recordings of interviews with 8 poets conducted by Peter Orr as part of the British Council's The Poet Speaks series.[Side 1; Interview 1]: Peter Orr interviews Hilary Corke.[Side 1; Interview 2...

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The Poet Speaks (Various)

Various

c.1964-1966

Audio recordings of interviews with 8 poets conducted by Hilary Smith and Peter Orr as part of the British Council's 'The Poet Speaks' series.[Side1; Interview 1]: Hilary Smith interviews Martin Bell ...

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The Poet Speaks: Interview Transcripts

British Council

November 1963

Copy of 'The Poet Speaks: A Series of Twenty Recorded Interviews with Contemporary Poets', issued by the British Council, Recorded Sound Section, November 1963. Comprises transcriptions of interviews ...

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The Poet Speaks: Ted Hughes

Hughes, Ted (1930-1998)

c.1962

Audio recording of an interview with Ted Hughes, conducted by Peter Orr as part of the British Council's 'The Poet Speaks' series.

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The Poet Speaks : Peter Redgrove

Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)

c.1960-1963

Audio recording of an interview with Peter Redgrove conducted by Peter Orr as part of the British Council's 'The Poet Speaks' series. Subjects discussed include the point of writing poetry; the value ...

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The Poet Speaks: Charles Tomlinson

1961

Audio recording of an interview with Charles Tomlinson, conducted by Peter Orr as part of the British Council's 'The Poet Speaks' series.

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The Poet Speaks: Vernon Watkins

Watkins, Vernon

[1960]

Audio recording of an interview with Vernon Watkins, conducted by Peter Orr as part of the British Council's 'The Poet Speaks' series.

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Contemporary Poets Reading Their Own Poems

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

15 September 1966

Copy of an audio recording made by the British Council of Jon Silkin reading his own poems. The recording was made in Newcastle (where Silkin was resident at the time). Silkin announces and introduces...

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Poetry Room Correspondence

14 May 1962 - 22 November 1988

This series comprises correspondence relating to the Leeds Poetry Room, largely relating to the engagement of poets for readings and recordings, and their payment. There are also files of corresponden...

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Audio Recordings

University of Leeds - Poetry Room

c.1950-1988

This subfonds comprises audio recordings created and collected as part of the activities of the Poetry Room. The earliest recordings appear to predate the opening of the Poetry Room, but many relate t...

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Record Orders

17 March 1966 - 14 March 1968

File of papers relating to sound recordings on vinyl ordered for the Poetry Room. Includes photocopies of invoices; a photocopy of an ms letter from Hill to John Horder; a copy the minutes of the Poet...

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