Add MS 89404/5/5

(1). Published material as submitted to the editor for Poetry Information 11 (Spring 1975), most with accompanying letters. Material listed in order of publication within the magazine:

• Eric Mottram, 'John Wieners: Guide through the Suspended Vacuum'. With two typed letters (29 Dec 1974, 19 Jan 1975).
• Glyn Pursglove, 'Kenneth Patchen's The Journal of Albion Moonlight: Some Introductory Notes'.
• Jim Burns. Three contributions: 'Bukowski's Book'; review of The Beat Book; and'Poetmeat'. With five typed letters (4, 12 Dec 1974, and 2, 9, 14 Jan 1975).
• Allen Fisher, review of Larry Eigner, Things stirring together or far away. With undated autograph covering note.
• Martin Wright, review of Tom Clark, Blue. With postcard (3 Dec 1974) and two typed letters (10 Oct, 13 Dec 1974).
• Colin Simms. Review of Robert Creeley, Thirty Things, and a response to Jeremy Hilton on Allen Fisher's Place published in the previous issue. With two autograph letters (7 and 12 Dec 1974).
• Clayton Eshleman. Reviews of Jeremy Reed, Paul Vangelisti, and César Vallejo. With three typed letters (29 Nov, 29 Dec 1974, 23 Jan 1975).
• John Freeman, 'The Earlier John James'. With typed letter (7 Nov 1975), two autograph letters (undated and 14 Jan 1975), and brief autograph biography.
• David Miller. Three contributions: review of John Riley and Tim Longville, Versions of Hölderlin; review of Bill Manhire, The Elaboration; and 'Some Notes on Language and Sense in Anne Beresford's Poetry'. With autograph letter (8 Jan 1975).
• Paul Hammond, review of Marcel Mariën, Crystal Blinkers. With autograph postcard [Jan 1975] and typed letter 12 Jan 1975 (mis-dated as 1974).
• Philip Ward, 'Modern Indonesian Poetry'. With typed letter (3 Dec 1974).
• Malcolm Parr, 'Some Brief Notes on the Translation of Pablo Neruda's poem "Dictators"'. With undated autograph covering letter.
• John Stathatos, 'Round the Mulberry Bush' (reviewing The New Review, ed. Ian Hamilton). With four typed letters (21 Nov, 12 Dec 1974, 14 and 29 Jan 1975).
• Bob Cobbing. Autograph review of two books by Bill Griffiths, The Gododdin and Gisli's Saga. With two autograph letters (Jan 1975).
• Barry MacSweeney, 'The Mammal and the Stars are Equal' (review of Michael McClure, 99 THESES). With typed letter (30 Jan [1975]).

(2). Other material in the file includes:

• several letters to Hodgkiss, including an airmail letter from Cavan McCarthy in Nigeria;
• 'The State of Poetry: A statement by Poets Conference preliminary to its report of the same title to be presented to The Poetry Society in 1975';
• 'Poets plan protest' (cutting from The Sunday Times, 12 Jan 1975);
• photocopied letters (1974) to The Guardian from Jeff Nuttall and Michael Horovitz in response to an article by Raymond Gardner, 'Albion and After' (7 Aug 1974).