Hunter, Robert Leslie Cockburn, Lieutenant Colonel, fl. 1967-2010.: former owner
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Manuscript and typescript fair copies of approximately 200 poems, circa 1967-1974, by Eric Rayne Mackinnon, many of which are unpublished. With letters, 1967-1974 and undated, to Robert Leslie Cockburn Hunter.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13210
Scope and Contents
Eric Rayne Mackinnon spent much of his adult life in mental hospitals, including the Royal Edinburgh and Carstairs State Hospital. But his gift for poetry, his love of music and of nature, and his Christianity, enabled him to overcome the circumstances of his illness and produce a remarkable body of work. He counted several poets among his friends – Kathleen Raine was a particular admirer and champion. Mackinnon published a number of small collections, including The Spark of Joy, (1970), The...
Dates:
1967-1974.