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The Poet and Blindness
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
10 February 1962
This file contains a 4 page radio script for a broadcast by Thomas Blackburn for the BBC Home Service as part of their 'World of Books' series. It was transmitted on Saturday 10th February 1962. The b...
The Poet and the Myth
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
c.1962
This file contains two typescripts of an essay or lecture titled 'The Poet and the Myth' or 'The Modern Poet and the Myth,'which discusses Thomas Blackburn's own poetry and the inspiration behind it. ...
Three American Poets
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
1967
This file contains a clipping of a review article by Thomas Blackburn about the following books: - Bly, Robert Silence in the Snowy Fields(London: Cape, 1967) - Arberry, JohnSelected Poems(London: ...
Poets Reading, No. 7
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
Summer, 1962
Sound recording on a 7 inch vinyl disc of Thomas Blackburn and Kingsley Amis reading poems from their collections 'A Smell of Burning' and 'The Evans Country' respectively, for Jupiter Recordings' 'Po...
In memory of Thomas Blackburn : February 10th 1916 to August 13th 1977
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
1977
"Collected and published by John Cumming... for friends of Thomas Blackburn, on the occasion of a memorial service on All Souls Day, 2 November 1977"--p. [12].
Gift of tongues : a selection from the work of fourteen 20th century poets
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
1967
Appointments
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
c.1940-1973
This series contains documents relating to Thomas Blackburn's career aside from being an author and poet.
Programme
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
1977
A programme for the 24th Stratford-Upon-Avon Poetry Festival. Thomas Blackburn appeared in a group of poets commissioned to write a poem in honour of Shakespeare.
Education Conference, Aberdeen College of Education
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
1968
This file contains papers from a conference at Aberdeen College of Education, where Thomas Blackburn was invited to speak on the practical criticism of verse in November 1968. It includes two lectures...
Poetry Collections and Published Poems
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
c.1951-1988
This subfonds contains items concerned with Thomas Blackburn's poetry collections and published poems. It includes corrected proof copies of published volumes of poetry collections, typescripts of col...
Poetry Collected by Thomas Blackburn
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
c.1954-1962
This file contains pamphlets of poetry collected by Blackburn. They include the Guinness Poetry Award 1957-1958, signed by the poet David Wright; typescript poem 'Birds of Hell' by Edwin Webb; a copy ...
Notebook 14
Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)
c.1967
Notebook containing manuscript critical notes on Alfred Tennyson, Thomas Addison, Richard Steele and John Donne. Also includes notes for the anthology 'Gift of Tongues' (1967) . Pages of interest are ...