Partly printed and partly autograph, contains printed publisher's proof, uncorrected, of the first American edition of Moortown produced by Harper and Row publishers in 1980, and a contents list for the collection.
Partly typewritten and printed, partly autograph drafts of poems from the River collection and some notes. Some poems differ significantly from the published collection whilst others appear to be unpublished. Two sketches of fish heads and commentary notes about the poems for a poetry reading are...
Partly typewritten and printed, partly autograph. Includes poetry drafts, some of which differ from the published versions and two annotated printed proofs, one of which is bound. A copy of ‘Climbing into Heptonstall’, which was published in the London Review of Books on 19th June 1986 and an unp...
Undated typewritten poetry with autograph annotations consisting of drafts of the poems, 'Bride and Groom Lie Hidden for Three Days' and 'His Legs Ran About' which differ from the published versions. Notes on the poems in the collection are also included.
Partly typewritten, partly autograph, consisting of poetry drafts from the Moortown Diary collection, some of which have been annotated and corrected. Also includes copies of contents lists (one of which includes dates beside each of the poems), two printed poetry proofs (one with a dustcover) an...
Printed paperback edition of poetry collection and three undated loose leaf typewritten copies of the poems, 'Pike', 'Esther's Tomcat' and 'Dick Straightup'.
Partly typewritten and partly autograph. Contains exercise books of poetry drafts, notes and diary entries. The exercise book that previously belonged to ‘M.I. Cunningham’ contains drafts of a speech that Hughes gave on farming and the environment. Further notes about the poetry, unpublished poe...