Poetry drafts
MS. Spender 154
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Poetry drafts
Shelfmark
MS. Spender 154
Summary
Comprises:
Fragment of a notebook with a list of poems including Rimbaud and Salzburg, 1930 plus a corrected poem card of A Skull Changed to Glass (c. 1982), c. 1982-1991
Incomplete typescript of Collected Poems, 1985
Loose corrected typescripts, probably for Collected Poems, 1928-1985, with poems including Polar Exploration, Van Der Lubbe, Perhaps, and Oedipus, 1985
Proofs of Collected Poems 1928-1985, 1985
Date
c. 1982-1991
Bulk, 1985
Language
English
Physical facet
Some leaves of the Collected Poems typescripts have been stuck together by water damage.
Physical extent
1 box (3 folders)
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Collection contents
Literary papers and art
Poetry
Additional poetry
Poetry drafts
