Poems, c.1950-1986
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Dep. c. 1111
Held at the Weston Library
The poems are mostly holograph but some of them were written out by his wife, Maud. Comprises:
- 'Absence', manuscript, in Maud's hand
- 'After a Wedding Reception', manuscript
- 'Captivity', manuscript, in Maud's hand
- 'Cross-Examination', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'La Dame A Licorne', manuscript, in Maud's hand
- 'Darling', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'De Arca Noe', photocopy of manuscript, written mostly by C.S. Lewis and Barfield in collaboration (2 pages)
- 'Death-Wish', typescript
- 'Do I Forget You?', 1980, carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Enigma', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Her Letters', manuscript
- 'The Honeymakers?', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'In the Night', manuscript
- 'It Seemed', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Letter in Verse', Aug. 1983, carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Man Overboard', manuscript
- 'Märchen', manuscript, 18 Feb. 1968
- 'Meditation for Lovers', manuscript
- 'On Coming Across Some Letters', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'The Plaything', typescript, with manuscript corrections
- 'Poetic Diction', manuscript, and carbon copy of manuscript with different title, 'Subjective and Objective'
- 'A Problem of Expression', and 'Envoi', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Retrospect', manuscript, in Maud's hand
- 'Return', 1981, carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Safe', 15 Jan. 1984, carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Silly Sonnet', manuscript
- 'Song', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Sonnet', typescript
- 'Stillbirth', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'That and This', manuscript
- 'To - ?', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'The Widow's Mite', carbon copy of manuscript
- 'Yes You Have Poems', manuscript
- untitled poem, beginning, 'Again elusive dreams give place', manuscript and carbon copy of manuscript
- untitled poem, beginning, 'How can One be also Many?', carbon copy of manuscript
- untitled poem, beginning, 'I raise my eyes above my book', manuscript
- untitled poem, beginning, 'I would not have you mind', 10 Apr. 1986, manuscript
- untitled poem, beginning, 'If I should kneel before you', carbon copy of manuscript
- untitled poem, beginning, 'Parted? He goes his way as one', manuscript
- untitled draft poem, beginning, 'There's nothing new in hurts', manuscript, written on the back of an agenda, 1978
- untitled poem, beginning, 'Well, she is gone. No doubt of that.', manuscript
- untitled poem, beginning, 'What can I do?', manuscript
- untitled poem, beginning, 'Why do you torture both yourself and me', Oct. 1950, manuscript, in Maud's hand
Dates
- Creation: c.1950-1986
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
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Shelfmark
Dep. c. 1111
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk