Special Collections and Archives

Published in the Midhurst & Petworth Observer. Details a meeting of Bognor Regis Natural Science where Mr Leslie Norris read extracts including Robert Frost and Edward Thomas

Photocopy of article "Abysses and avenues" by Martin Dodsworth

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(c.1980s) 1 February 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Guardian. Review of "The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas" by R George Thomas

Photocopy of article "Propelled by Poetry" by Robert W Smith

DP/MT/1/9/38
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(c.1980s) 2 February 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Washington Post. Review of "The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas" edited by R George Thomas

Photocopy of article reviewing "The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas" edited by R George Thomas

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12 February 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in British Book News, author unknown

Newspaper article "The Edward Thomas Birthday Walk"

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24 February 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Bookseller, author unknown. Discusses the seventh annual Edward Thomas Birthday Walk

Newspaper article "Poetry in motion" by Martin Wainwright

DP/MT/1/9/41
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7 March 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Guardian. Discusses the cult following of Edward Thomas

Newspaper article "Poetic truth" with a letter from Alex Bowlby to the Editor correcting Martin Wainwright's article

DP/MT/1/9/42
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17 March 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Guardian. Annotated in pencil with "!!!"

Newspaper article "Tales of a country writer" by J H B Peel

DP/MT/1/9/43
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14 April 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Daily Telegraph. Discusses the work of Richard Jefferies

Photocopy of typescript "Edward Thomas: three book reviews" by Myfanwy Rodnight

DP/MT/1/9/44
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(c.1980s) 10 June 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Discusses "Time and Again: Memoirs and Letters by Helen Thomas"; "Edward Thomas: A Poet for his Country"; "The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas"

Newspaper article "The poem printed in a bus shelter" by Simon Hoggart

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28 July 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Guardian. Discusses Edward Thomas's poem "Adlestrop". With pencil annotations

Newspaper article "Both sides of the trenches" by Gavin Ewart

DP/MT/1/9/46
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12 August 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Observer. Review of "The Penguin Book of First World War Poetry" edited by Jon Silkin

Newspaper article "Book launching" detailing the launch of "Edward Thomas: The Last Four Years" at Selborne Bookshop

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22 November 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the East Hampshire Post, author unknown

Photocopy of newspaper article "Lessons in honesty" by Donald Davie

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(c.1980s) 23 November 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Times Literary Supplement. Review of "The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas"; "Poetry Wales: Edward Thomas Centenary Issue"; "Edward Thomas: A Poet for his Country"; "Time and Again: The Memoirs and Letters of Helen Thomas"; "Richard Jefferies: His Life and Work"; "Edward Thomas: A Portrait"

Newspaper article with letter "The England of Edward Thomas" by Kim Taplin

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21 December 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Times Literary Supplement

Photocopy of article "Robert Frost and Edward Thomas: Two Soldier Poets" by Paul M Cubeta

DP/MT/1/9/50
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(c.1980s) June 1979, 1984

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "The New England Quarterly". Includes covering letter from Charles Tomlinson to Myfanwy Thomas, 23 November 1984

"The Poetry Review"

DP/VD/55/1
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January 1912

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes article "The Poetry of W W Gibson" by Maurice Browne and poems "The Stone" and "The Blind Rower" by W W Gibson

Photocopy of article "Two of the Newest Poets" by Robert Shafer

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(c.1990s) 1914

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "Atlantic Monthly". Discusses W W Gibson and John Masefield, among other English poets

Photocopy of article "Recent English Poetry" by Martin D Armstrong

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(c.1990s) c.1915

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "Fortnightly Review". Discusses W W Gibson, W H Davies, Lascelles Abercrombie and John Masefield

Photocopies of letters written the the Hexham Courant discussing the location of W W Gibson's birthplace and proposed commemorative plaque

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(c.1990s) c.1950s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Photocopy of entry for Wilfrid Wilson Gibson in the Dictionary of National Biography 1961 - 1970

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(c.1990s) c.1970s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Photocopy of a bibliography of the works of Wilfrid Wilson Gibson from an unknown publication

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(c.1990s) c.1970s

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Typed bibliography of the works by and criticism of Wilfrid Wilson Gibson compiled by Roger Hogg

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1992

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes photocopy of letter from Roger Hogg to John Chirgwin regarding the bibliography, 6 July 1992

Photocopy of newspaper article "Land of singing waters" by James Black

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(c.2005) 2005

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the "Daily Mail". Discusses Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

Photocopy of sale notice for 23 letters between Edward Thomas and David Uzzell

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(c.1970s) 15 June 1938

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Sold by The Frank Hollings Bookshop with a guide price of £15

Letter from Bryan Robson to Edward Eastaway Thomas regarding copyright of photocopied Edward Thomas school material

DP/ET/4/6/3
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14 February 1978

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Details of the 45 lots of John Haines material sold at Bonhams on 20 June 2018

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2018

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Full catalogue entries with images. Hard-copies include pencil annotations with the figures each lot sold for

Letter from Robert Frost to John Haines

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22 September 1914

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Written at Ryton, Dymock. Frost arranges to visit Haines with his daughter Lesley. Includes Frost's unvarnished opinions of Lascelles Abercrombie, Rupert Brooke, John Drinkwater and Wilfrid Wilson Gibson alongside comments on the beginning of the First World War.

Pencil annotations by John Haines

Postcard from Robert Frost to John Haines

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1 July 1914

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Note to confirm Frost expects Haines on Thursday morning.

Pencil annotation "3"

Letter from Robert Frost to John Haines

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15 June 1914

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Written at Little Iddens, Ledington, Ledbury. Frost arranges to meet Haines at Newent and wishes to discuss "one or two flowers you must tell me about".

Pencil annotation "1" on envelope

Letters from Teresa Benson-Colpi to Edward Eastaway Thomas on speaking about Edward Thomas as part of the Demarco European Art Foundation International Summer School

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22 May - 2 August 1995

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Held at Stonerwood Park, Steep

CD recording of talk "A Triangle of Letters" by Caro McIntosh

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2004

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Delivered at The Edward Thomas Fellowship Study Day at the University of Gloucestershire on 12 June 2004. Discusses three letters found in the Dymock Poets Special Collection:
Eleanor Farjeon to Rowland Watson, 1937
Helen Thomas to Jo Dawson, 1951
Helen Thomas to Eleanor Farjeon, c. July 1964

Libretto for "Quilt Song: The Opera" composed by Suzie Self

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2018

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Inspired by the play "Abraham Lincoln" by John Drinkwater. Performed to mark the centenary of the play's first performance on 19 October 1918 at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre. "Quilt Song" performed on 19 and 20 October 2018 at The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham

Programme for "Quilt Song" opera by Suzie Self

DP/FDP/3/20
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2018

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Inspired by the play "Abraham Lincoln" by John Drinkwater. Performed to mark the centenary of the play's first performance on 19 October 1918 at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre. "Quilt Song" performed on 19 and 20 October 2018 at The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham

"Abraham Lincoln: a play by John Drinkwater"

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2018

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Re-issue for the informal reading to mark the centenary of the first performance at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 19 October 1918. Event held on 19 October 2018 at The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham. Richard Simkin's copy, who took part in the reading. Event held alongside performances of the "Quilt Song" opera by Suzie Self

Flyer for "Quilt Song: A story of freedom" opera written by Suzie Self

DP/FDP/3/21
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2018

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Performed at The Old Rep Theatre Birmingham on 19 and 20 October 1918. Performed to mark the centenary of the performance of Abraham Lincoln at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 19 October 1918

Friends of the Dymock Poets Newsletter Issue 67

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February 2017

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes "Remembering Edward Thomas" event booking form, 1 April 2017 at Ledbury Market Theatre

Friends of the Dymock Poets Newsletter Issue 66

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July 2016

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes Autumn in Malvern festival leaflet 2016; Minutes for the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Dymock Poets 3 October 2015; Booking form and programme for the Annual General Meeting Weekend 2016; Friends of the Dymock Poets Constitution 2016

Friends of the Dymock Poets Mini Newsletter