Scope and Contents A file holding material relating to a BBC Radio 3 documentary programme, revolving around the friendship between poets Robert Frost and Edward Thomas, written by Andrew Motion and Anne Stevenson. The following are present: two versions of a typescript proposal/summary for the programme; manuscript notes; draft pages for the script; and a 40-page typed [production or post-production?] script produced by the BBC. In regards to the BBC script, it has a title page and a cast page. The title page...

Scope and Contents A file holding material connected to a lecture given by Anne Stevenson at St. Chad's College, on 24 February 2015. The following are present, but not limited to: multiple drafts of the lecture's script, a handout for the event, along with drafts of the handout's text; and a bundle of poems by various poets for possible inclusion in the talk [it should be noted that while some items are marked as 'Epiphanies file,' these items may have been used for other lectures/talks/readings]. Most items...

Scope and Contents Typescript and word-processed drafts of essays, articles and notes written by Anne Stevenson, which were published in or submitted to various outlets. Such pieces cover a variety of topics, including, but not limited to: the state of poetry as an artform, the craft of writing, reading and listening to poetry; and writings on fellow poets that Stevenson was influenced by, admired or fascinated her.Some drafts feature annotations and corrections in pencil or ink, and they are...

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A file holding material relating to a public talk given by Anne Stevenson at St. Chad's College, Durham, on 12 March 2013. The file is composed primarily of multiple word-processed drafts of Stevenson's script for the talk, but there are also a couple of homemade-looking posters for the event, and a four-page document that features excerpts from poems and songs by a range of authors, including Elizabeth Bishop, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Marianne Moore, and Peter Redgrove.

Scope and Contents A file holding a programme running order, an eight-page revised script, and copies of poems by various poets, all connected to the 20th anniversary edition of the [BBC Radio 4 series], Poetry Please. Anne Stevenson was asked to nominate a poem to be read by the presenters; she chose William Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 30.'There also appears to be a partial script, which may or may not be connected to the 20th anniversary; and copies of poems that are not...

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...

Scope and Contents A file holding material relating to a talk given by Anne Stevenson at St. Chad's College, Durham, on 18 March 2014. The title of the lecture is, 'Affinities: On the Poetry of Robert Frost and Elizabeth Bishop.' Items include: three different versions of Stevenson's script for the talk, two examples of a handout for the event, along with a draft of the item; a document bearing a script of a short introductory speech by an unknown author, and a copy of Stevenson's poem, 'How Astonishing,'...

Scope and Contents A file holding material relating to two reading tours given by Anne Stevenson in 2011. Between March and May of that year, Stevenson gave readings in London, at the University of Birmingham, and at a poetry festival in Wells-next-the-Sea. In October and November, Stevenson gave a number of poetry readings and craft workshops in the United States, including at West Chester University and at the University of Michigan. Stevenson also used her US tour as an opportunity to visit friends and...