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Sender: Astley, Neil
Recipient: Robertson, Robin at Penguin Books
Letters: 2 and 1 postcard
Date(s): 5 May 1983; 17 Jun 1983; 7 Jul 1983
Location: BC MS 20C Firebird Author File 32 David Constantine
Note: Letters written from Bloodaxe Books Ltd enclose batches of new poems for possible selection for Firebird. Both letters and the postcard refer to David Constantine poems. The poems "Pillbox", "The Thoughts of the Commandant of the Fortress of St Vaast-la-Hougue", "Nestor encourages the Troops", "Adam confesses an infidelity to Eve", "Leporello", "Zerlina", "Mappa Mundi", "The Meeting of God and Michael Finnegan in South Park", "Confessional" and "Wet Lilac" are included in the file and were possibly attached to the letter of 17 June 1983. Additional Poems by David Constantine are also included. (Six of the poems were published in Firebird 3 Page 45)