Patten/1/1/59/2 - Typescript booklet - 1963

Foolscap booklet of typescript early poems, entitled Collected Poems, with a note on the first page by the author Many of these poems are only working copies, and, as read here, are incomplete. Some of the poems were written as early as 1960 when Patten was 14 years old. There is some annotation. Th...

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Physical Description:12 pieces.
Physical Facet:Unbound copy, some loose items inserted.
Summary:Foolscap booklet of typescript early poems, entitled Collected Poems, with a note on the first page by the author Many of these poems are only working copies, and, as read here, are incomplete. Some of the poems were written as early as 1960 when Patten was 14 years old. There is some annotation. The manuscript includes some prose material, including a short piece about his early poems and the poetry scene in Liverpool (Sep 1963). Poems that were subsequently published, some in Little Johnny's Confession, are listed in Patten's hand on the title page.
Date:1963
Reference Number:Patten/1/1/59/2