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Item

Identifier

7432.cpd

Creator

Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)

Abstract

Typescript of poem without any alterations prepared by Marion Scott, and possibly amongst those poems submitted to and rejected by the firm Sidgwick and Jackson in 1922. Numerous versions of the poem survive, including one printed in 'The London Mercury' in 1924. This version was included in P.J. Kavanagh's 'Ivor Gurney: Collected Poems' (2004). Alternative versions include an additional 8 lines at the end of the poem, substantially altering its overall mood.

Date

1920 - 1922

Date Created

1920-01-01

Temporal Coverage

1922-12-31

Spatial Coverage

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Poem

number of pages

2

Contributor

Alisa Miller