Correspondence concerning the publication of poems by Jose Garcia Villa, for whom Sitwell was acting as an intermediary [although promoted on the back cover of Poetry London, 3:11 (1947), the volume did not appear], and correspondence concerning Sitwell's Preface to Ronald Bottrall, Selected Poe...
Correspondence concerning Smart, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (Editions Poetry London, 1945), particularly the distribution of complimentary copies, as follows: Smart to Betty Jesse (manuscript, 20 October, 1944); Smart to Tambimuttu (manuscript, 15 November, 1944); [Poetry Lond...
M J T Tambimuttu: Correspondent Smith, George Ivan
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Five poems (typescript): 'Poem' ('Tired now from the long bright day…'); 'Seed Cycle'; 'Meditation'; 'a Perfumed Calendar'; 'Love Revealed'. The first four poems published in Poetry London, 2:10 (1944), pp. 155-156. 'Tired now the bright long day…' is a variant text of the poem published as 'De...
Letter (typescript, 30 August, 1944) from Smith to Tambimuttu, asking if he would like more drawings, and requesting 'an enormous cheque' and proofs. Poems (typescript): 'A Shooting Incident'; 'God and Man'; 'A Humane Materialist at the Burning of a Heretic'; 'The Roman Road' (struck-through i...
Letter (manuscript, 21 January, 1943), Snelling to the Editor, enclosing three poems (manuscript): 'Twilight After Rain'; 'Antimalice'; and 'Interlune'. Letter (manuscript, [1943], Snelling to Tambimuttu ('very pleased to meet you on Wednesday May 5th as suggested'), enclosing two further poems...
Correspondence: Helen Soper to Tambimuttu (manuscript, 15 February, 1944), enclosing poems (not present) on behalf of her son, Brian Soper; Brian Soper to Tambimuttu (air letter from India, manuscript, 15 December, 1944), having 'made contact with Ahmed Ali...'; Brian Soper to Tambimuttu (airgr...
Single poem (typescript): 'April In Denmark' translated from the Danish, with annotation: 'Copy of this poem published in Victory. Now unavailable. Brought over by Dane.'
Letter (typescript, 1 October, 1945) from Speirs to Tambimuttu, requesting a meeting, having just arrived from Egypt, armed with a letter from George Fraser and her translations of Rilke. The file includes translations (typescript) of 'The Duinese Elegies': Elegies 1-10, excepting 'The Eighth E...