Undated letter from a contributor submitting a number of poems for consideration. The contributor chose to remain anonymous and published several numbered 'Odes' ('First', 'Second', 'Fourth', 'Sixth', 'Seventh') under the name 'Anonymous' in Poetry London, 2:9 (1943). In addition to the coveri...
M J T Tambimuttu: Appleton, Joan (regarding Keith Douglas)
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Letter (typescript, 18 August, 1944) to Tambimuttu advising that she has no recent photographs of Keith Douglas but has written to Mrs Douglas suggesting some old photographs.
Three poems (typescript): 'The Voice of the Trumpet'; 'Starting Point'; and 'Highway Love'. The first two poems were published Poetry London, 2:10 (1944), pp. 11-12.
Letter (manuscript, 29 June, 1945) from Gnr J Atkins enquiring about four poems previously submitted. Reply (3 August, 1945) from Tambimuttu, who cannot find them and asks for further copies.
Letter in manuscript (without date) from Sub Lieut Rowan Ayers RNVR enclosing four poems (not present) for consideration. With reply (12 November, 1945) from Tambimuttu, returning the poems ('your poems have no relation to the war years we have lived in').