Letter: To Siegfried Sassoon
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Title
Letter: To Siegfried Sassoon
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Identifier
5528.cpd
Creator
Graves, Robert (1895-1985)
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Abstract
Thanks for a letter / will send two of Rupert Brooke's volumes and a unknown poet's works, as well as his own 'Over the Brazier' / jokes about the Siegfried Sassoon's likelihood of receiving a military cross / discusses Robert Graves' uncle C. L. Graves' review of various poets for 'The Spectator', including Charles Sorley, possible changes to his poems entitled 'When I see millions of the mouthless dead' and 'Odyssey' / Charles Sorley's sexuality / other poems influencing the younger generation of poets, including the Georgians / potential for going up to Oxford after the war with friends, and desire for Sassoon to come as well / a poem of Sassoon's in the 'Westminster Gazette' / possible post-war cliques based on military service at Oxford following the war / potential for reunions / weekend visitor.
Date
May 1916
Date Created
1916-05-01
Temporal Coverage
1916-05-31
Spatial Coverage
Harlech, Wales
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Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Letter
number of pages
4
Publisher
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive