Contains correspondence, flyers, advertisements, and copies of Poets International, collected by the Poetry Society as part of its investigation into, and report on, vanity publishing.
Papers and correspondence on relations between the Poetry Book Society and the Poetry Society
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In 1984 the Poetry Society assumed responsibility for the administration of the Poetry Book Society. The move coincided with an attempt to boost the Poetry Book Society’s membership and the introduction of its simultaneous book club scheme, both of which were expected to put strains on the PBS’s ...
Poetry Society funding application to the Greater London Council for Poetry Sound Zones in GLC parks
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Following the Poetry Society’s installation of sound zones in Prospect Park as part of the 'Britain Salutes New York' festival in 1983 (see Add MS 88984/10/7), the Society decided to apply for funding for a similar scheme for London’s parks in 1984. Contains funding application forms, notes, and ...
Contains correspondence with advertisers, and copy and proofs of text and advertisements. The one-off magazine was sent to all entrants in the 1985 National Poetry Competition.
Papers relating to a Philip Larkin exhibition in Hull and London
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Contains correspondence, planning papers, leaflets, proofs of advertisements, and mocked-up, proof, and final versions of the programmes relating to the exhibition at the Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull and the library of University College London to which the exhibition transferred.