W.S. Graham letter and poems, 1946 June 3.

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W.S. Graham letter and poems, 1946 June 3.

The collection consists of four typescript items, 3 June 1946: letter from Graham to the editor of the poetry magazine Hemispheres, introducing himself and enclosing three poems: A Letter More Likely to Myself (published in the collection 2nd Poems), The Children of Greenock, and With All Many Men Laid Down in the Burial Heart (both published in the collection The White Threshold). There are slight differences between these versions and the published forms.

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Graham, W.S. (William Sydney), 1918-1986

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Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x000226 W.S. Graham was born in Greenock, Scotland. He was generally known as Sydney to his friends, but occasionally used the name "Jock". He began his working career as a journeyman engineer before becoming a full-time poet. He married Nessie Dunsmuir in 1954. Among his most important works are "Cage Without Grievance" (1942); "The Nightfishing" (1955); an...