Scope and Contents
Includes: drafts and versions of poems, some unpublished, 1973-2016, some bearing comments by Geoffrey Hill, and including drafts of poems for ‘Idols’ (1986) and 'Set Thy Love in Order' (2017); notebook docketed ‘SR / Journal / MSS Poems 1981 - / Commonplace book’; correspondence, including letters to and from Michael Schmidt, and copies of letters from Romer; early reviews, 1978-81; Cambridge Part 2 English tripos Long Essay; papers relating to ‘Modern Poetry in Translation’, including correspondence with Daniel Weissbort; writings on religious subjects and arising from retreats; talk on Ezra Pound (2015); proofs of ‘The Swan at Fontainebleau’ (handset at the ADAC Workshop, Paris, 1980); PhD materials, 1982-1986; papers related to the periodical ‘Twofold’, including production materials, correspondence with contributors, etc.; Judy Gascoyne, ‘My Love Affair with Life’ (word-processed memoir), 2000; printed items, including books by Romer and periodicals [co-]edited by him; photographs and pencil and oil portraits of Romer.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1973-2016
Creator
Extent
0.093 cubic metre(s) (9 boxes) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated, 2022 and 2024.
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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