A Collection of Early Poems Rough drafts of poems, mostly unpublished. If John Cowper Powys gives no title, the first line is quoted in double quotes. Poem: ‘Thorn Tree Growing in Waste' -4 sheets, 8 pp. Several drafts for poem with above title and E.E. Bissell's transcription - Poem: 'To Olive Ella' - Olive is struck out and Ella substituted. 1 p, early, signed John Cowper Powys, and Bissell's transcription - Poem: “Titian! Transfixed on the rim of the world...” -poor condition, on piece of scrap paper, and Bissell's transcription - Poem: ‘The Dream of Rhonabwy' - on side of one sheet, incomplete - Poem: “Come back and walk beside me here...” -2 sides of folded notepaper edged in black, draft only - Poem: ‘Yr Wyddfa: The Tomb' -not in John Cowper's hand or Bissell's - Poem: ‘Southwick' -appears to be addressed to John Cowper's Sussex friend, de Kantzow. Red ink, 1 sheet of notepaper folded, writing on all 4 sides - Poem: ‘Noon. Wales.' -1 p, early hand, very brittle condition - Poem: ‘Jan 1900' -1 p, early hand, very brittle condition - Poem: ‘To Alfred de Kanzow' -1 p, early hand, signed J.C.P, very brittle condition - Poem: ‘The Wind and the Bird' -1 p, early hand, with rough drawing of an owl(?) at bottom, fragile condition, and Bissell's transcription - Poem: ‘The Wall. Wales' -1 p, early hand, fragile condition - Poem: ‘Written on Tuesday morning, April 30 - Oak Villa [Ph --?] Farm' -1 p, early hand - Poem: ‘To the Ash tree in front of my window, Jan 20, 1900' -1 p, early hand - Poem: ‘The Acolyte turned Drummer Boy' -1 p, early hand - Poem: ‘Suicide Rather Than Contemplation' -1 p, early hand - Poem: ‘Christmas, 1900' -1 p, early hand - Poem: ‘To the Ditchling Road' -1 p, early hand, fragile, piece out of paper, but legible, and Bissell's translation - Poem: ‘An Evening in July' -1 p, 2 sides, signed "J.C. Powys, Court House, near Lewes. Please return if refused" - Poem: “And what of thy familiar countenance” -1 p, early hand, very fragile, torn but readable - Poem: ‘Jan 22 1900' -1 p, early hand, very fragile, and Bissell's transcription - Poem: ‘Brighton May 8th 1901 -1 p, early hand, fragile, and Bissell's transcription - Poem: ‘To Theodore, June 6, 1901' -1 p, early hand - Poem: ‘To Theodore, June 6, 1901' -1 p, early hand, as above, but slightly different punctuation - Poem: ‘The Storm and the April Morning' -1 p, early hand - Poem: “You Irish, you Irish...” -draft of a poem written on ship stationary Cunard RMS ‘Campania', 1 sheet, 2 sides; - Poem: “I think the deepest pleasures of my soul...” - draft of a poem, 1 p, early hand; - Poem: “The undulating, flowing leafy sea...” -draft of a poem, 1 p, 1 side; - Poems (s): “What stories these ancient houses tell...” - 8 sheets, 13 pp, about Hamburg, difficult to tell if draft of one poem or several but paper and ink uniform; - Poem: ‘April 21st Early Morning' -1 p foolscap, draft of a poem; - Poem: “Let the heart that once has loved...” - 1 p, torn in half; - Poem: “April 1901 To a young lady asking for verses extempore” -1 p, early hand and additional 2 drafts of same poem; - Poem: ‘Jan 15th Hambury. To Meg' -1 sheet, both sides, early hand; - Poem: “Jan 14th - to Meg” - a draft of previous poem listed but titled differently; - Poem: “We must have something to follow...' -1 p, early hand, fragile condition; - Poem: “Once more to thee I turn sick with the sight...” -1 p, early hand; - Poem: “The night sweeps past on rustling wings...” -1 p, early hand, appears to be only a draft of a poem; - Poem: “I met a shepherd on the lonely hills...” - both sides of one foolscap sheet, draft only, many corrections; - Poem: ‘The Land of the Sun and the Sea' -2 drafts of above title and what appears to be a final version, signed JCP April 20, 1901; - Poem: ‘Bruton (1)' -3 foolscap sheets, last page badly torn but legible, [probably initials JCP]; - Poem: ‘Bruton March 4 - 1900 (2)' -1 foolscap sheet, both sides, signed JC Powys. Different poem from Bruton (1), what appears to be a first draft in pencil on paper marked “King's School, Bruton, Somerset”, and Bissell's transcription; - Poem: ‘Song' -1 p, early hand; - Poem: ‘On London Bridge Looking towards the Tower - April 4th' -1 p, early hand, fragile condition; - Poem: ‘The Blackbird' -3pp A5, 6 sheets written on, early hand, paper-clip rust marks, paper brittle; - Poem: ‘To the Green Wood-Pecker' -dated April 24th 1903, one sheet of foolscap complete on 2 sides, fragile condition c 1900-1903