Correspondence files concerning publishing the Poetry Book Society Christmas 1966 supplement in memory of John Hayward, 1966.

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Correspondence files concerning publishing the Poetry Book Society Christmas 1966 supplement in memory of John Hayward, 1966.

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Eric W. White edited a Christmas 1966 supplement of poems for the Poetry Book Society (London) in memory of John Hayward. White notes, "In choosing the poems for this Supplement I have gone partly to poets he knew and liked, and partly to new poets who at the time of his death in 1965 had not yet had a chance of making their name." The collection contains correspondence with twelve British poets, their submission, proofs with corrections, and the final printed publication. The poets and their poem include W.H. Auden ("River profile"), George Barker ("The Clock is banging"), Jack Clemo ("Carmel"), Harry Fainlight ("Wolstonbury"), David Jones ("A, a, a, domine deus"), Richard Murphy ("Military history"), Norman Nicholson ("Have you been to London?"), Brian Patten ("Little Johnny's letter home"), Tom Pickard ("The Game bird"), Edgell Rickword ("On choosing a Christmas card for a close friend"), Vernon Watkins ("The Measure moves"), and Sheila Wingfield ("The Possibility").

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Poetry Book Society

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The Poetry Book Society was founded in December 1953, under the auspices of the Arts Council of Great Britain, its purpose to "further the education of the people of this country by fostering and propagating the art of poetry and particularly by promoting knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of the published work of contemporary poets." The first directors of the society included B. H. Blackwell, Joseph Compton, R. N. David, T. S. Eliot, Sir George Rostrevor Hamilton, and Erica Marx. Eric W. Wh...

Wingfield, Sheila

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Watkins, Vernon Phillips, 1906-1967

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Vernon Phillips Watkins was born in Wales, and lived nearly his entire life near Swansea. He had written poetry since his youth, and attended Cambridge University for one year before leaving, ultimately taking a job with Lloyd's bank as a clerk. After a serious breakdown, he took a job at a different branch of Lloyd's, staying until he retired in 1966, but refusing advancement--he remained a clerk in order to devote time to his poetry. He became a close friend of Dylan Thomas, and published indi...

Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973

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Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973), poet, was born in York, England, on February 21, 1907. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, from 1925-1928, then served as a schoolmaster in various institutions in England and Scotland from 1930 to 1935, including The Downs School in Colwell. In 1935 Auden married Erika Mann, a writer and the daughter of Thomas Mann, so that she could gain British Citizenship and escape Nazi Germany. Although the two never lived together, they remained married until Mann's death in ...

White, Eric Walter, 1905-1985

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Epithet: writer on music and arts administrator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0001f7 ...

Nicholson, Norman, 1914-1987

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British poet Norman Nicholson also wrote verse dramas, novels, literary biography and criticism, and an autobiography titled Wednesday Early Closing . In addition he was an editor of anthologies and gave readings and lectures. Born January 08, 1914, in Millom, Cumberland (now Cumbria), England, Nicholson began writing poetry at the age of twenty-two. The first appearance of his poems in a book was the publication in 1943 of Selected Poems, a ...

Hayward, John, 1905-1965

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John Hayward was a writer and editor, probably best known as friend and advisor to T.S. Eliot. Born in London and educated at King's College, Hayward was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in his youth and contended with the crippling disease throughout his life. He quickly developed a reputation for editing poetry anthologies, and was an insightful literary critic. He authored various other works, but his most notable contribution to literature was as co-founder and editor of The Book Collector....

Clemo, Jack R., 1916-....

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Murphy, Richard (Richard John)

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Irish poet and author. From the description of Richard Murphy interview : typescript, ca. 1980. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 50550358 ...

Fainlight, Harry, -1982

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Barker, George, 1913-1991

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George Granville Barker (1913-1991), the English poet, was born in Essex. He taught in Japan and the United States as well as in England. His highly dramatic poems, often concerned with themes of remorse and pain, led critics to place him, perhaps misleadingly, among the 'New Apocalypse' movement. Barker's published works include: 30 Preliminary Poems (1933); Eros in Dogma (1944); News of the World (1950); The True Confession of George Barker (1950); The View From a Blind I (1962); Thurgarton Ch...

Pickard, Tom, 1946-

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Patten, Brian, 1946-....

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Created during the course of Brian Patten's writing career. From the guide to the Brian Patten Collection, c 1976-1992, (Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books) ...

Rickword, Edgell, 1898-1982

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