Four rondels

Item

Title

Creator

Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)

Abstract

Drafts in pencil in Ivor Gurney's hand of four short poems/rondels: 'It seems incredible...' (unpublished); Strafe (sent as 'Strafe 1' to Marion Scott, 11 June 1917); 'If beauty were a mortal thing' (unpublished); Grub (later titled Paean when sent to Marion Scott). From a red notebook inscribed 'Pte Gurney / 2/5 Gloucesters', used by Gurney, principally at Rouen, during May-June 1917 and containing various notes and drafts of poems.

Date

May - June 1917

Contributor

Alisa Miller