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japanese poetry 20th1
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Kirkup, James (1918-2009)3
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)2
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Poem Fragments

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

c.1955-1964

8 ms poem fragments, all undated: - Only another sickness - All men have a sacred treasure within them - On a theme written by a schoolboy ... - Now the roofs are washed with red - And the morni...

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Poem Drafts and Workings (4)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1979

Ms and typescript drafts and workings of the following poems: - My girl was born unto me in the same year ... - Six Poems from Metoula - Condemned - To Be Master In Your Own House - This autumn,...

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Petition concerning the Fire at York Minster

Cockburn, William (1773-1858)

March 1829

Petition to his Majesty's Treasury concerning the fire at York Minster on 2 Feb 1829, requesting leave to purchase 300 tons of oak from the stores in his Majesty's Dockyards for the purpose of repairi...

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Poems and Drafts (Dated)

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1956-1964

Ms and ts drafts of 22 poems. Many of the poems are autographed and dated, and include Kirkup's ms annotations as to where the poems were written. The poems are: - Berlioz: Harold in Italy - In the...

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Poetry Notebooks

Kirkup, James (1918-2009)

1957-1959

This file contains sections of poetry notebooks and similar with ms poem drafts. Each of the notebook sections includes poems which were later published in 'The Prodigal Son' (1959).The first notebook...

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Christina Rossetti to Madame Lega-Fletcher

03 Apr 1884

Letter 1210 Christina Rossetti toMadame Lega-Fletcher, 3 April 1884 30 Torrington Square W.C. April 3. 1884. Dear Mme Lega-Fletcher I have just had the pleasure of placing 2 on yo...

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Poem Drafts

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

c.1976-1979

Typescript drafts/copies of the following poems, many with ms annotations/corrections: - Samson's Hair (including ms/ts note addressed to Natan Zach) - Else Lasker-Schuler in Jerusalem - Condemned...

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