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Record Id:

040-002879650

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002354004

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100023824289.0x000001

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 88998/2/73

Title:

Lee Harwood: Letters Received (Torrance, Chris)

Scope & Content:

18 communications from Chris Torrance.

(1). Pontneathvaughan, Glamorgan. 19 December 1970. Autograph letter (1 sheet), enclosing 4 typed poems (4 sheets) and carbon copy letter (1 sheet) from Bill Wyatt to Torrance.
(2). Pontneathvaughan, 14 April 1971. Typed letter (2 sheets), with envelope, enclosing typed poem 'Deep Breathing' (1 sheet).
(3). Pontneathvaughan, 29 April 1971. Typed letter (1 sheet), with envelope, enclosing typed poem 'Blonde Waves' (1 sheet).
(4). [Carmarthen, 26 May 1971 - postmark]. Typed poem beginning 'straight from sleep' (1 sheet), with envelope.
(5). Pontneathvaughan, 1 July 1971. Autograph letter (2 sheets), with envelope, enclosing typed poem 'I am beset by delusions' (1 sheet).
(6). Pontneathvaughan, 12 October 1971. Autograph letter (2 sheets), with envelope. Refers to poem by Torrance entitled 'Rainbringer'. Cape Goliard have turned down Torrance's book manuscript. 'I've fallen back on the idea of collating my last 4 years of journals & producing a prose work'.
(7). Pontneathvaughan, 21 October 1971. Typed letter (1 sheet), with envelope, enclosing typed poem 'The Rainbringer Returns to the City to Die' (3 sheets).
(8). [Pontneathvaughan, c May 1972]. Undated autograph letter (3 sheets), with envelope (annotated by Harwood 'repl. 18/5/72'). Enclosing typed 'Statement on Poetics' (3 sheets).
(9). Pontneathvaughan, 22 March 1973. Typed letter (1 sheet), with envelope, enclosing typed poem 'Letter to Lee' (1 sheet).
(10). Pontneathvaughan, 8-9 January 1974. Autograph letter (1 sheet), with envelope.
(11). [Pontneathvaughan], 'Mercury 9/4/74'. Autograph letter (2 sheets), with envelope, enclosing typed poems (7 sheets). 'With this letter should be enclosed some "out-take" or in-draft material for the "Magic Door". But I am really planning it as a book, so these poems out of context may not carry the full import that they do in the book'.
(12). Pontneathvaughan, 2 July 1974. Typed letter (2 sheets), with envelope. Refers to various poets reading at Malvern.
(13). Pontneathvaughan, 10 December 1974. Autograph letter (3 sheets), with typed poem 'This is going back' (2 sheets) - 'what may be the last poem in Book II'.
(14). [Pontneathvaughan], 'Mercury 12-2-76'. Autograph letter (5 sheets), with envelope, enclosing typed poem 'Goddess' (2 sheets).
(15). [Pontneathvaughan], 'Mercury 12/4/76'. Autograph letter (1 sheet), with envelope. 'But my most driving obsession is to go on with the "Magic Door" series until it's finished.'
(16). Pontneathvaughan, 10 July 1976. Typed letter (1 sheet), with envelope. Now employed teaching creative writing (Cardiff University Extra-Mural Dept.) for one evening per week, concentrating on 'New British Poetry 1960-1975'.
(17). [Pontneathvaughan], 24 September 1976. Typed letter (1 sheet), with envelope, enclosing typed poem 'For Sue' (1 sheet).
(18). Pontneathvaughan, 10 March 1998. Autograph letter (1 sheet) written around two printed photographs (interior of Torrance's cottage, one photograph of Torrance and one of Torrance and David James). 'Thanks for your lovely recent letter responding to the book, & for the poem. I look forward to the new book. I am going thru an opaque patch writing wise. Magic Door has lost way, needs fresh impetus from somewhere ... someone?'

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002354004
036-002787732
040-002879650

Is part of:

Add MS 88998 : The Papers of Lee Harwood
Add MS 88998/2 : Lee Harwood: Letters Received

Add MS 88998/2/73 : Lee Harwood: Letters Received (Torrance, Chris)

Hierarchy:

032-002354004[0002]/036-002787732[0074]/040-002879650

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 88998

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 file

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1970

End Date:

1998

Date Range:

1970-1998

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Legal Status:

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Names:

Torrance, Chris, poet, 1941-2021