Papers relating to spoken word cassettes published by the Poetry Society
Scope & Content:
Contains correspondence and papers relating to the Poetry Society’s wish to release spoken word cassettes of readings held under its aegis. Contains correspondence with poets and writers approached for their permission, Arts Council grant applications to fund the recordings, correspondence and ag...
Correspondence of the Poetry Book Society with the Poetry Society
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The correspondence relates to the confusion that arose when Faber and Faber published two books, Vernon Watkins’s The Death Bell and Norman Nicholson’s The Pot Geranium, with bands suggesting, incorrectly, that the books had been chosen and recommended by the Poetry Society. As a consequence of t...