Eighteenth of MAY1938. Enclosure – Letter from Desmond Flower regarding LR's Collected Poems
Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
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- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-1187
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- July 19, 2002
- Enclosure – Letter from Desmond Flower regarding LR's Collected Poems CASSELL & COMPANY, Ltd. Publishers LA BELLE SAUVAGE LONDON , E.C.4 Eighteenth of MAY 1938. Robert Graves, Esquire, 31, Alma Square, St. John's Wood, North Way8 Dear Graves, We are sending you herewith a proof copy of THE COLLECTED POEMS OF LAURA RIDING , which we are having the privilege of publishing shortly, in conjunction with Random House of New York. Though Laura Riding's poetic work is regarded with high respect on both sides of the Atlantic, poets and critics of poetry have had some difficulty in characterizing that unfamiliar quality which differentiates it from the work of every other poet of her time. Is it because she is the first woman poet to write neither in the 'feminine' tradition nor in the 'modern' male tradition – but with a powerful sense of the significance of woman in the world of poetic values? Or is it because her ability language carry more meaning than it conventionally does? Certainly there seems to be no one with whom she can be easily compared – though her work has provoked imitation and exerted strong influence. We are writing on this subject to a limited number of poets and critics, asking them to signalize the appearance of this book with a considered statement about its contents; and should be most grateful if you would care to give yours as briefly or as fully as you find convenient. Yours sincerely, Desmond Flower
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