The Poets of My County

Item

Title

The Poets of My County

Identifier

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Creator

Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)

Abstract

Typescript with notations in pencil, prepared by Marion Scott. Written while Gurney was either at Barnwood House asylum, Gloucester (September-December 1922) or Stone House, Dartford, Kent (the City of London Mental Hospital where Gurney stayed from December 1922 until his death). Manuscript drafts found in the notebook 'GA 45457' entitled 'Best Poems'. Allusions to poets F.W. Harvey, John Masefield, Lascelles Abercrombie, John Taylor, W.W. Gibson, W.H. Davies and W.E. Henley. A version was included in the edition of Ivor Gurney's poems published by Leonard Clark in 1973.

Date

September 1922 - 1925

Date Created

1922-09-01

Temporal Coverage

1925-12-31

Spatial Coverage

Gloucester or Dartford, England

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Typescript

Type

Poem

Contributor

Alisa Miller