Scope and Contents David Chaloner, 'Today Backwards', a gathering of typescript poems (some with manuscript anotations and deletions) published in Chaloner's book of that title, with title page and colophon, and with three further poems and 'Today Backward' (sic) printed in 'Vanessa Poetry Magazine', No. 2. The poems are dated in typescript with dates between 1972 and 1975. With a copy of 'Vanessa Poetry Magazine', No. 2; John James, 'Variations on "Today Backwards"', duplicated typescript; a pasted-up typeset...

Scope and Contents Includes: ‘Going Out to Vote’: marked-up photocopied typescript of the poem, pasted-up typeset copy of the inner pages, layout sheet in John Welch’s hand, and copy number 5 of the printed broadsheet, signed by Robinson; ‘Overdrawn Account’: marked-up photocopied typescript of the poems, paste-up of a rejected cover design, undated letter to Welch from ‘Judy’ (typesetter), printed flyer, a copy of the book, and ‘Overdrawn Account, by Peter Robinson: A Balance-Sheet’ (manuscript review of the...