| Description | Green spiral-bound notebook containing rough notes and drafts of various poems, labelled 'Charles Causley November 1970' on inside front cover.
Includes the following: 'Revisiting the grave of John Clare' (published as 'Heplston' in 'Collected poems'); Dialogue at a burning', first line: "Once, said the goose princess, I had a lover"; 'At Linkenhorne', first line: "At Linkinhorne"; 'The forest of tangle'; 'Angel Hill'; 'Don't you love my baby, Mam?' (published as 'Infant song' in 'Collected poems'); 'Take me to the water fair' (also called 'Water fair'), first line: "Take me to the water fair"; 'Jack O'Lent'; untitled poem (published as 'The tail of the trinosaur' (1972)); 'Letter to Jack Clemo' (also called 'At the wedding of Jack and Ruth Clemo'), first line: "I see you crouching in your granite box"; 'Scene for a portrait' (also called 'Notes for a painting'), first line: "This one flaps endlessly, a landed fish". Also contains notes and suggested poems on spells and charms (presumably for compilation of 'The Puffin Book of Magic Verse'). |