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Poetry.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .

Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:

Typescript of "The Life and Works of John MacDonald (Iain Lom)", 1945

 File
Identifier: Acc.13865/1
Scope and Contents Draft typescript with handwritten annotations of an edition of the poetry of Iain Lom with notes and historical introductions, probably originally bound in two volumes, with the second one now lost. Translations of the poems, notes on the introductions, bibliography and appendices are listed in the table of contents, but do not form part of this typescript. Translations of most of the poems can be found in the folders of draft material on individual chapters. With a stamp on the cover by...
Dates: 1945

Typescript of ‘Under the Eildon tree’ with numerous manuscript corrections and additions by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1947.

 File
Identifier: MS.26166
Scope and Contents

The order of the poems is that of the published version, but 'Dido' and 'I heard a lassie' are not included. The title shows several changes.

Dates: 1947.

Typescript of unpublished poem, `Passing Water`, and note of George MacBeth.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13287
Scope and Contents

George MacBeth was inspired to write `Passing Water` by a communication from the donor concerning an incident from their childhood in Shotts, Lanarkshire. With the typescript poem is a covering note from MacBeth, and a letter, 2011, of the donor telling the story behind it.

Dates: 1980, 2011

Typescript transcripts of the diaries of John M Reid, with manuscript corrections by Reid, who also cut out some passages., 1946-1956.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26273-26275
Scope and Contents

MS.26275 is a transcript of MSS.26271-26272, omitting the poems. The correspondence in these transcripts has not been indexed.

Dates: 1946-1956.

Typescript, with manuscript corrections of ‘Lyrics of Pierre de Ronsard, Vandomois’, chosen and translated by Charles Graves., 1966.

 File
Identifier: MS.27478
Scope and Contents

The typescript is preceded by the manuscript of the 'Biographical Introduction' (folio 1), and followed by two colour proofs of the dust-jacket (folio 165).

Dates: 1966.

Typescripts, 1961, of three versions of Alastair Fowler, "The Confidence Man", including copies of three associated letters.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8703
Scope and Contents

With typescript, 1965, of Kitty W Scoular, "Natural Magic", and a photocopy of the Blage Manuscript, circa 1530-1550.

Dates: 1961-1965 and undated.

Typescripts and corrected proofs of collections of poetry., 1927-1929.

 File
Identifier: MS.27483
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript, with a few manuscript corrections, of Lady Margaret Sackville, ‘Romantic ballads’ (Edinburgh, 1927) (folio 1); (ii) Typescript of Sir Alexander Gray, 'Gossip’ (Edinburgh, 1928) (folio 13); (iii) Two sets of page-proofs of Marion Angus, ‘The singin' lass’ (Edinburgh, 1929) (folio 35); (iv) Page-proofs of Robert Crawford, ‘In quiet fields’ (Edinburgh, 1929) (folio 87).

Dates: 1927-1929.

Typescripts and manuscripts of poems and poetry collections by Ian Rankin., 1978-2016, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.50516
Scope and Contents The poems are in a variety of manuscript, typescript, and published format. They are arranged in two series: individual poems and collections of poems. Within each series, the poems are arranged alphabetically, or in original order, as noted. Individual Poems by Ian Rankin.Publication, circa 1983, of ‘Sharp Edges’ periodical featuring poem 'Another Scene with Pick-Up' by Ian Rankin. 3 copies. Second and third copies include unbound score, “I’ve Got the Maggot (I)”....
Dates: 1978-2016, undated.

Typescripts and manuscripts of poems, articles and plays of John Morrison Caie., 1st half of 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.9890
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follow: (i) Typescripts, 1932-1948, undated, of apparently unpublished poems (folio 1); (ii) Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of apparently unpublished articles (folio 72) (iii) Manuscript, undated, of an untitled and apparently unpublished one-act play (folio 92).

Dates: 1st half of 20th century.

Typescripts and manuscripts of poetry of Robert Crawford, with correspondence concerning Crawford's poetry., 1920-1930, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26025
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript of ‘In quiet fields’ marked up for printing, 1929 (folio l) (ii) Manuscripts and typescripts of poems, 1920, 1927-1928, undated (folio 56); (iii) Correspondence about Robert Crawford's poetry, 1925-1930 (folio 84).

Dates: 1920-1930, undated.