Correspondence concerning a series of poems by Moore under the title 'Cornish Gleanings': Moore to Nicholson & Watson (manuscript, 24 October, 1945); Tambimuttu to Moore (1 November, 1945); Moore to Tambimuttu (manuscript, 3 November, 1945); Tambimuttu to Moore (1 February, 1946), rejecting...
Letter (14 December, 1945) from Tambimuttu to Moore, and two poems (typescript): 'Sin', published in Poetry London, 2:10 (1944), pp. 108-109; 'News Reel' (retained by Tambimuttu 'for possible inclusion in the Services number of PL').
Letter (17 August, 1945) from Tambimuttu to Mortimer, requesting a 'blurb' in respect of 'the Sutherland proofs'. With reply (manuscript, 3 September, 1945), Mortimer to Tambimuttu, enclosing the blurb (not present). The volume (presumably, Sutherland, 'Sketchbook 1936-42') was not published - ...
Two letters (manuscript, 10 October and 7 November, 1945) from Mushin to Tambimuttu, enquiring about poems previously submitted, with unfavourable reply (9 November, 1945) from Tambimuttu.
Postcard (manuscript, franked 11 March, 1944) from Nichols to Tambimuttu, referring to 'working on a festival calendar to be considered by the Archbishop's Council for the Church & Countryside'. Also, 'Meditation During Fast', as typescript and as page proof (dated 3 November, 1943).
Letter (typescript, 22 April, 1943) from Papineau to Tambimuttu, submitting poems (not present): 'You may remember meeting me with Dylan [Thomas] in the Swiss last Saturday….' With letter from Tambimuttu (26 November, 1945), retaining one poem 'for possible inclusion'.
M J T Tambimuttu: Correspondent Paterson, Campbell
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Letter (16 November, 1945) from Tambimuttu to Paterson, referring to his poem 'Mediterranean Convoy': 'It is typical of a lot of writing done by soldiers of this war and I should like to quote it in full in my editorial for the Services number of PL'.
Letter (manuscript, 27 August, 1943) from Pearcy to Tambimuttu - a long discursive letter from Cairo, touching upon science, society and poetry, beginning with complimentary remarks about Poetry London, 2:9 (1943), and Tambimuttu's 'policy of wide-ranged acceptance' (p. 1). The letter concludes (...