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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

Pierce Manuscripts

 Fonds
Reference code: 127
Scope and Contents

The papers of Emeritus Professor Frank Pierce (1915-1999), who held the chair of Spanish (Hispanic Studies) at the University of Sheffield from 1953 until 1980. The collection mainly relates to his work on Spanish literature, especially epic poetry.

For further details of this collection please see the box list in the External Documents section below.

Dates: 1947 - 1977
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

Poem and Cricket Scores Document, c1900 - 1920

 Item — Box Fred Holmes Box 2: Series 178K38; Series 178T31; Series 178Z31
Reference code: 178Z31.4
Scope and Contents

Document containing a poem and cricket scores.Typed.

Dates: c1900 - 1920
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Fred Holmes Collection / Various Items

Poet Close and His Son's Entertainment Programme, c1800 - 1899

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.285
Scope and Contents

Grand poetical epic prologue by way of introduction.' Includes a handwritten note on the reverse.

Dates: c1800 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Exhibition and Entertainments Handbills

Private Presses Collection

 Collection
Reference code: PPC1
Scope and Contents A developing collection of books published by private presses worldwide dating from the late nineteenth century to the present day.The original legacy core collection purchased in the mid-twentieth century comprises works of collaboration between important contemporaneous artists, writers and poets, as well as classic works by canonised figures such as Shakespeare and Goethe reinterpreted by nineteenth and twentieth century artists, all enabled and published by innovative small...
Dates: 1891 - 2020
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

Redgrove Collection

 Collection
Reference code: RED1
Scope and Contents

A collection of the published texts of the poet Peter Redgrove, works of criticism, a selection of books from Redgrove’s personal library, and some of the work of his partner and co-author Penelope Shuttle. The collection is intended to complement and support the Redgrove Papers.

For further details of this collection please see the listing in the external documents section below.

Dates: 1959 - 2012
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

Redgrove Papers

 Fonds
Reference code: 171
Scope and Contents Papers of the poet Peter Redgrove, including working notebooks and correspondence. The bulk of the collection consists of Redgrove's correspondence (some 10,500 letters) during the period 1970 to 1989, including correspondence with many significant figures in the world of contemporary literature, together with his complete working papers recording the composition of his work during this period, drafts of several literary works, and copies of interviews and reviews.A small...
Dates: 1952 - 2002
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

Sandy The Waterloo-Man Clipping, c1790 - 1828

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.278
Scope and Contents

Ballad poem featuring an illustration from Alice Swindells - printer, bookseller and stationer - 5 and/or 8 Hanging Bridge, Manchester. Poem about a soldier, Sandy at the battle of Waterloo.

Dates: c1790 - 1828
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Exhibition and Entertainments Handbills

Seripress Collection, 1971 - 1979

 Series
Reference code: SPP/SERI
Scope and Contents A collection of non-mainstream poetry and chap books from Seripress.During the eleven-year lifespan of Seripress, it published twenty-one titles, all of which were printed at the founder Barbara Caruso's studio in Toronto. These twenty-one titles are represented within this collection. The final four titles, all by bpNichol, one of Canada's most respected non-mainstream poets, were published in 1979, the last one being Movies, which consists of ten loose leaves in a card...
Dates: 1971 - 1979
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Small Press Poetry Collection

Small Poetry Presses, 1950s - 2022

 Series
Reference code: SPP/PRE
Scope and Contents An accruing collection of poetry publications from a range of small presses. See also separate collections of books from the following presses: Barque, Carter, Face, Seripress, Weed/Flower and Zephyrus Image. Highlights include John James, 'Schlegel eats a bagel' (Cambridge: Equipage, 1996); Francis Crot, 'Hax' (Scarborough, Me: Punch Press 2011); Tom Raworth, 'Nicht wahr, Rosie?' (Berkeley, Ca: Poltroon Press 1979); Alan Halsey, 'Dante's barber shop: (de vulgari eloquentia)'...
Dates: 1950s - 2022
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Small Press Poetry Collection

Small Press Poetry Broadside Collection, 1960 - 2018

 Series
Reference code: SPP/BRO
Scope and Contents This collection was begun in 2013 by staff in Special Collections in consultation with colleagues from the School of English. Its purpose is to support teaching and research into the various ways in which poets and artists present and disseminate their work.It is a developing collection of mid-twentieth, and twenty-first century poetry broadsides from a range of British and American small press poetry publishers and printers. It so far includes examples from the Toothpaste Press,...
Dates: 1960 - 2018
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Small Press Poetry Collection

Small Press Poetry Collection

 Collection
Reference code: SPP
Scope and Contents A developing collection of small press poetry publications from over a hundred non-mainstream international presses, with a particular focus on the avant-garde.The collection includes substantial holdings of several individual British presses including Barque Press, Crater Press, Face Press, West House Books, and Gargoyle Editions. It also includes the full output of the Canadian presses Weed/Flower and Seripress, as well as a large collection of books and ephemera from the San...
Dates: 1960s - 2019
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

Tetrad Press Collection

 Collection
Reference code: TET1
Scope and Contents

A developing collection of artist and writer Ian Tyson’s works from his own private press.

Dates: c1969 - 1995
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

The Humours of the Fair Handbill, c1800 - 1899

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.288
Scope and Contents

A poem about the sights and sounds of the fair with gaps to fill in the relevant fair location. Printed by Watts, Lane End.

Dates: c1800 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection / Handbills / Exhibition and Entertainments Handbills

The Ron and Willow King Collection of Ian Tyson Editions and Artwork

 Collection
Reference code: KIN1
Scope and Contents A collection of artist and writer Ian Tyson’s pre-Tetrad Press work including lithographs, posters, screen prints, books and ephemera. This collection represents a fifty-year friendship between two master printers (e.g., the numerous personal inscriptions, the dedications, the hand-made birthday and New Year cards). The donation also includes transitional work that is the direct precursor of Tetrad. Works such as 'Six extracts from the Zenrinkushu' (1966) are an advancement...
Dates: c1961 - 2008
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

The Ruth and Ken Campbell Collection

 Collection
Reference code: CAM1
Scope and Contents

This is a collection of artists’ books from the book artist and printer Ken Campbell. Detailed descriptions of, and many images from each of Campbell’s books, can be found on the artist's website

Dates: 1977 - 2015
Found in: Special Collections and Archives

Various Items, c1895 - 1920

 Series — Box Fred Holmes Box 2: Series 178K38; Series 178T31; Series 178Z31
Reference code: 178Z31
Scope and Contents

Collection of Various Items mainly relating to Jasper Redfern's Motion Pictures, as well as other entertainments and events.

Dates: c1895 - 1920
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Fred Holmes Collection

Weed/Flower Press Collection, 1965 - 1974

 Series
Reference code: SPP/WEED
Scope and Contents

A collection of non-mainstream poetry and chap books from Weed/Flower Press.

For a full listing of books in this collection please see the 'External Documents' section below.

Dates: 1965 - 1974
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Small Press Poetry Collection

Zephyrus Image Collection, c1970 - 1982

 Series
Reference code: SPP/ZEPH
Scope and Contents An accruing collection of works from the San Francisco based press of Zephyrus Image.This collection represents the broad range of the press’s activism from Watergate to Kent State. In early May 1970, in response to Nixon’s announcement that more troupes were to be sent to support the Vietnam war, masses of students at many universities protested. At Kent State University in Ohio, nine National Guardsmen opened fire and killed four students. The Kent State Creative Arts Festival...
Dates: c1970 - 1982
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Small Press Poetry Collection

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