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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:

Manuscripts and typescripts of Devon poems by Trevor Morrison.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11832
Dates: 2000.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of different versions of ‘Conflict’ by William Soutar., 1923-[1931, or before].

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8565-8570
Dates: 1923-[1931, or before].
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Scots poet William Soutar. / Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of William Soutar. / Manuscripts and signed typescripts of published poems of William Soutar.

Manuscripts and typescripts of eight poems by Trevor Morrison.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11735
Dates: 1999.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of Eric Linklater., 1916-1922, 1952-1962, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10282/22-41
Dates: Majority of material found within 1916-1922, 1952-1962, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning Eric Linklater.

Manuscripts and typescripts of Eric Linklater, containing poetry., 1916, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10282/22-25
Dates: 1916, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning Eric Linklater. / Manuscripts and typescripts of Eric Linklater.

Manuscripts and typescripts of fifty poems of Robert Alan Jamieson, with a prose article on Hugh MacDiarmid.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10781/1-2
Scope and Contents These manuscripts and typescripts represent Robert Alan Jamieson's work in this medium since the publication of his last volume of poems in 1986. They are intended for inclusion in a forthcoming collection, but have been compared with the published versions which have already appeared in periodicals, where this has been possible. As the collection itself has not yet been published, the main assessment of then has been a comparison between the various manuscript and typescript versions of...
Dates: Circa 1989-1993.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Mature Art' by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., 1937-1938, 1956, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27019-27026
Scope and Contents Hugh MacDiarmid originally planned four volumes of this immensely long poem, but only one, ‘In memoriam James Joyce’, (Glasgow, 1955), was published. Parts of the rest appeared in periodicals or in later collections of Hugh MacDiarmid's poems. These papers contain numerous drafts and re-workings of sections of the poem, made over a period of many years. MacDiarmid frequently rearranged sequences or withdrew them for use elsewhere, so while some of the drafts and copies are substantial,...
Dates: 1937-1938, 1956, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Poetry of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.

Manuscripts and typescripts of "Olaf's son" by George Donald Valentine., [1936, or before.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5188-5196
Dates: [1936, or before.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Poetry of George Donald Valentine in manuscript and typescript.

Manuscripts and typescripts of over 200 poems of Gavin Ewart.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9464
Scope and Contents

With associated correspondence with publishers.

Dates: 1982-1986.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems., 1925-1948, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13145/53-60
Dates: 1925-1948, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Michael Roberts, including some later papers of Janet Adam Smith concerning Michael Roberts.

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems and prose of Albert David Mackie, apparently unpublished., 2nd quarter of 20th century-[before 1955.]

 File
Identifier: MS.9922
Dates: 2nd quarter of 20th century-[before 1955.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts, undated, of poems of Albert David Mackie.

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems and short stories of Trevor Morrison.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11956
Dates: 2001.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems and short stories of Trevor Morrison.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12067
Dates: 2002-2003.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems by George MacBeth (1932-1992).

 File
Identifier: MS.26940
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'The Silver Needle' (folio 1). The poem was published in ‘Ambit 30’ (1966/1967), pages 22-26, and ‘New Worlds SF’, 1, number 170 (1967), pages 77-83. (ii) Manuscripts, two typescript drafts with manuscript corrections, and a carbon typescript of the final version of ‘Lusus: a verse lecture’ (London, 1972) (folio 24).

Dates: [1966, or before]-[1972, or before.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems by Gerald Wooley Watson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10988
Dates: 1955-1993.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems by John Kincaid (1909-1981), the schoolteacher and founder member of the Clyde Group.

 File
Identifier: MS.26189
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Drafts, fair copies and a few typescripts of poems, 1968-1969, undated (folio l). These were included in the posthumously published collection of John Kincaid's poems, ‘Windward of Ithaca; one man's love of Mull’ (Droitwich, 1986). (ii) 'The Flyting of Kincaid and Gold', 1969 (folio 36). Manuscripts, corrected typescripts and the final typescript of a poetic dispute written by Kincaid and Eric Gold. (iii) Drafts of poems by Kincaid, 1968-1969, undated...
Dates: 1968, 1969, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems by Rachel Annand Taylor., 1904, 1942-1956, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.20430
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Manuscript of “Revised version of ‘Poems (1904)’”; including all the poems in the published text with the exception of 'The vanity of vows', 'Ora pro me', 'Outworn' and 'Spring' (page 110) (folio 1); (ii) Typescripts of poems written between 1943 and 1954 and apparently transcribed from a manuscript autobiography (folio 69); (iii) Manuscript and typescript poems and fragments of poems, 1942-1956, undated (folio 97).

Dates: 1904, 1942-1956, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the author, poet and journalist, Rachel Annand Taylor (1876-1960), consisting chiefly of material for her published and unpublished works. / Manuscript, typescript and printed texts of articles, reviews and poems by Rachel Annand Taylor, and notes for these publications.

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems by Robert Garioch Sutherland., ?1952-1979, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26595
Scope and Contents

Some of the poems are written on the backs of letters and other scrap paper, and include the following: (i) Some of the 'Roman sonnets frae Giuseppe Belli', 1975-1979, undated (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous poems, ?1952-1979, undated (folio 22). Not all of these were included in the ‘Complete poetical works’ (Edinburgh, 1983).

Dates: ?1952-1979, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the poet, Robert Garioch Sutherland, and his father. / Poetry of Robert Garioch Sutherland.

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems in Scots by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1940-1974, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26122
Scope and Contents

Folios 93-130 contain corrected drafts and a fair copy of ‘The vision of the prodigal son’ (Edinburgh, 1960). There are fragmentary drafts of critical articles and dramatic sketches on some of the verso pages.

Dates: 1940-1974, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary manuscripts and personal papers of the poet and art critic, Sydney Goodsir Smith (1915-1975). / Poetry of Sydney Goodsir Smith.

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of Christopher Murray Grieve, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid, collected for a proposed American edition of his selected poems.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.12058
Scope and Contents A collection of manuscripts, typescripts and printed versions of poems that were collected by Christopher Murray Grieve (‘Hugh MacDiarmid’) for a proposed edition of his selected poems for the Colt Press in 1941.This description follows the proposed contents list, and includes the other poems that it seems were not intended for the published edition.‘Contents’.[Dedication].‘Preface: Introducing Hugh MacDiarmid’. (Not present).‘Two...
Dates: Circa 1941.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of George Campbell Hay., ?1925-1982.

 File
Identifier: MS.26744
Scope and Contents

The papers include both original work and translations by George Campbell Hay. The earliest poems were transcribed by his mother, who also typed and annotated some of the later ones. As in Hay's notebooks, the dates given are the dates of transcription, which are not always coincidental with the date of composition.

Dates: ?1925-1982.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning the poet George Campbell Hay (1915-1984). / Poetry of George Campbell Hay.

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of William Soutar., [1923, or before-1943.]

 Series
Identifier: MSS.8563-8625
Dates: [1923, or before-1943.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Scots poet William Soutar.

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems published in Edith Anne Robertson's ‘Translations into the Scots tongue of poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins’., [1968, or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.26977
Scope and Contents

The papers are arranged in the order of the printed version, but not all the published poems are included. In addition there are versions of Gerard Manley Hopkins' 'In the valley of the Elwy' and 'My own heart let me more have pity on' (folio 152). Most of the typescripts have manuscripts corrections, and some of the poems occur in numerous different versions.

Dates: [1968, or before.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary papers of the poet Edith Anne Robertson (1883-1973).

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems, reviews, and articles of Robert P Wells.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7804
Dates: 1977-1980.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscripts and typescripts of poems 'While Flicking over the Pages' and 'Anger in the Works', alongside correspondence related to the former., 1993.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11621/147
Dates: 1993.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary papers of Muriel Spark. / Papers related to the poetry of Muriel Spark.

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