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Szirtes, George, b 1948 (Poet and Translator)

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Dates

  • Existence: b 1948

Biography

The poet and translator George [Gyorgy] Gabor Nicholas Szirtes was born in Budapest on 29 November 1948 and came to England after the revolution of 1956. Between 1960 and 1973 he was educated at Kingsbury County Grammar School, the Harrow School of Art, Leeds College of Art, and Goldsmiths' College, London. He worked as a schoolteacher, and from 1975 to 1987 was Head of Art first at Hitchin Girls School and then at St Christopher School, Letchworth. From 1987 he worked as a freelance writer and translator, and among other posts held lecturing positions at Norwich School of Art and Design and the University of East Anglia. A selection of Szirtes's work appeared in Poetry Introduction 4 (Faber and Faber, 1978), and he has published numerous volumes of poetry, principally with Secker and Warburg, Oxford University Press, and Bloodaxe Books. Szirtes made a first return to Hungary in 1984 and has revisited the country many times subsequently; he has published numerous translations into English of Hungarian verse and prose. George Szirtes and the artist Clarissa Upchurch were married in 1970. Upchurch was born in China and in childhood moved between England and Malaysia. She was trained as an artist at Sheffield, Harrow and Norwich Schools of Art. Szirtes and Upchurch founded the Starwheel Press, for the production of portfolios of poems and etchings, in 1976.

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

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12 letters and a Christmas card from George Szirtes; Hitchin, Budapest and Wymondham, 31 Aug. 1983-Dec. 1998 (two letters undated)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9716/14/184-197
Scope and Contents

With a carbon copy of a letter from Gömöri to Szirtes, 7 Aug. 1991.

Dates: 31 Aug. 1983-Dec. 1998 (two letters undated)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of George Gömöri / General correspondence (second series)
 Series

Correspondence of Anne Stevenson, 1951 - 2020

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/18
Scope and Contents Letters, printouts of emails, cards, and postcards sent to Anne Stevenson from friends, family, business associates, literary peers, companies, charities, educational institutions, and people who admired her work. Some letters are accompanied by copies of poems written by the correspondents. Also present are contracts, financial statements, sales invoices and other items that Stevenson received through the post.This series is composed of 37 boxes and 783 identified correspondents,...
Dates: 1951 - 2020
Conditions Governing Access: Please see individual files for information on restrictions. While some files have been restricted due to containing personal sensitive information, the majority of restrictions revolve around the existence of modern contact information (e.g. email addresses and mobile phone humbers) that may still be active. In those instances, files/items have been closed for 20 years from the date of their creation.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Literary Papers and Correspondence of Anne Stevenson
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Letters from George Szirtes to Gömöri, 1993-27 June 1996 (the year of the letter to Astley is supplied by Gömöri)

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9716/9/1
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With 1 letter from Szirtes to Neil Astley, and a list by Szirtes of 'Addresses for potential reviewers & well-wishers etc.'

Dates: 1993-27 June 1996 (the year of the letter to Astley is supplied by Gömöri)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Papers of George Gömöri / The Colonnade of Teeth: Modern Hungarian Poetry
 Fonds

Papers of George Szirtes

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9703
Scope and Contents

Notebooks, literary and critical texts, and correspondence.

Dates: 1968-2011
Conditions Governing Access: The collection contains personal correspondence. The provisions of the Data Protection Act (1998) apply to access.
Found in: Cambridge University Library
 Sub-Series

Reviews, 1975 - 2013

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/11/3
Scope and Contents Typescript and word-processed drafts of reviews by Anne Stevenson on the works of other poets and authors, which were published in or submitted to various outlets. Some drafts feature annotations and corrections in pencil or ink, and they are occasionally accompanied by other material.This sub-series is composed of 82 items/files, held in four boxes. The reviews are listed below in order of either the title of the reviewed publication, the title of the first publication when...
Dates: 1975 - 2013
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Literary Papers and Correspondence of Anne Stevenson / Criticism: Essays, Articles, Reviews, Lectures, Readings and Talks
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'The Poetry Book Society Anthology 2' Correspondence File, 1990 - 1991

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/19/3
Scope and Contents

Two files holding correspondence, along with poetry typescripts and related items, connected to Anne Stevenson's editorship of the 1991 publication, The Poetry Book Society Anthology 2. The majority of the correspondence are addressed to Stevenson, and most have been sent from those featured in the anthology.

Dates: 1990 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Literary Papers and Correspondence of Anne Stevenson / Correspondence of Anne Stevenson on a Particular Subject
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The Poetry Society, 2011

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9451/20/39
Scope and Contents A file holding material connected to the internal strife that consumed The Poetry Society in 2011, revolving around its Director, Judith Palmer, and the Editor of its Poetry Review journal, Fiona Sampson. This conflict led to Palmer resigning in May, though she was later reinstated. The following are present, but not limited to: a four-page word-processed document by Sampson that outlines the conflict between her and Palmer, which stretches from 2005 to 2011; an...
Dates: 2011
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level records for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Literary Papers and Correspondence of Anne Stevenson / Subject Files

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