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Response to a Review
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1972
Carbon copy of a typescript letter from Jon Silkin to the Editor of 'Outposts' magazine, in response to a review of 'Amana Grass' by Anne Tibble ( 'Outposts' 92, spring 1972). The letter discusses the...
Poem Drafts (3)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1979-1981
Ms and typescript drafts of poems published in 'The Ship's Pasture'. The poems include: - Autobiographical Stanzas (sequence) - Given a Flower - Winter Bees - The Wanderer - Poems Concerning Sal...
Killhope Wheel
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
ca.
Papers relating to the publication of 'Killhope Wheel.' Includes page proofs of the poems marked up in ms for the printer in red pen and pencil, and with page numbers 26-39 in pencil in the top right ...
Mixed Prose and Criticism
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1995-1996
Annotated typescript drafts of Silkin's essay 'One Reader's Stand,' on reading poetry; a photocopied ts draft of the short article 'Stand Magazine: A Curious History;' ms and ts drafts of the essay 'M...
Reviews of Poems New and Selected
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1966-1968
Photocopies of reviews of 'Poems New and Selected' as published by Wesleyan University Press from various newspapers and periodicals in the United States. Includes reviews by Ralph J. Mills Jr ('Poetr...
Poem Drafts (4)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1978
Clean typescript draft of 'Joy, Lined With Metal', with pages numbered 1-14; typescript drafts, 'A note for a new version of Joy, Lined with Metal' and 'Introduction for 'Joy, Lined with Metal'
Poem Drafts and Workings (3)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1992-1996
File 1 of 2 containing ms and typescript drafts and copies of poems published in 'Making a Republic' mainly written around 1996. The poems include: - The Offering(including drafts titled (The) Gate ...
Poem Drafts and Workings (12)
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1991-1993
Ms and typescript drafts and workings of the following poems: - A tram runs, and the soft flesh spills itself ... - A black sun streams its fresh medicinal ... - Praising a Woman (i.e. A Quaker's ...
Drafts: Contents and Introduction
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1977-1978
Papers relating largely to the content selection for the 'Penguin Book of First World War Poetry' and the Introduction to the anthology. Includes a carbon copy typescript precis of the anthology and b...
The Unresolved Conflict: Reference Material
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
c.1990-1991
Photocopied articles and essays used by Silkin in his research for The Life of Metrical and Free Verse. Includes Silkin's 'An Idea of 'Moses' and Martin Taylor's' '
Hampton Poem: Drafts, Workings and Background
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1987-1989
Ms and typescript drafts of and workings towards the poem beginning 'Into the army with me ...,' inspired by James Hampton. The drafts and workings are accompanied by photocopied information on Hampto...
Watersmeet
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)
1994-1997
Papers relating to the publication of 'Watersmeet'by The Bay Press in 1994 (as Northern House pamphlet no. 33), including drafts, proofs and reviews.The poem 'Watersmeet' was written largely between t...