Poetry, 1988, 1995
Scope and Contents
Folder of typewritten poetry (and a few handwritten poems), including titles such as "Lines to a Missionary", "Cavoli Riscaldi", "St James Infirmly". Also includes: an envelope sent from Portugal (Sintra) in January 1995 containing a typescript of a prose text entitled "Long Division", a brown envelope with a handwritten poem entitled "Maybe You Touched on Something", a green leaflet for an event in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh on a Saturday 8th June [no year] with a handwritten on the back entitled "364", a typewritten contents page entitled "Let a Fat Man Through", a few typewritten poems with the address "28 Melville Terrace, Edinburgh EH9 1LP" on the top-right corner (where Lumsden lived around 1988), letter sent to Roddy Lumsden dated 28 November 1988 about Existentialism, letter from Christopher Reid to Roddy Lumsden regarding Poetry Introduction 8 dated 10 June 1992.
Dates
- Creation: 1988, 1995
Creator
- Lumsden, Roderick (Roddy) Chalmers, 1966-2020 (Scottish poet) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 Folder
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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