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- [2013] (Creation)
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Loose annotated typescript poetry by Tony Curtis. 'Birthday Poem for Dannie at Ninety' is dedicated to poet and physician Dannie Abse; 'A night with Nina' refers to poet and writer Nina Hamnett; 'Sonnet for Elizabeth Fritsch' refers to the potter and ceramic artist of that name.
Different versions of the same poem are grouped together so that Curtis's development of the poem from initial rough draft(s) may be traced.
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Poems arranged in alphabetical order of title.
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- English
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Award-winning Anglo-Welsh poet Dannie Abse was born in Cardiff. He also practised as a specialist at the Royal Air Force Central Medical Establishment chest clinic at London's Middlesex Hospital between 1954 and 1989. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dannie_Abse; https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/dannie-abse)
Artist, designer, illustrator and writer Nina Hamnett was born in Tenby. In the 1920s, she spent much of her time in Paris, where she associated with many leading figures of the avant-garde, while in London she was known as the 'Queen of Bohemia' due to her flamboyant and unconventional lifestyle. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Hamnett; https://artuk.org/discover/artists/hamnett-nina-18901956)
Potter and ceramic artist Elizabeth Fritsch was born into a Welsh family in Whitchurch on the Shropshire border. Her innovative hand-built and painted pots are often influenced by ideas from music, painting, literature, landscape and architecture. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Fritsch; https://www.elizabethfritsch.com/timeline-bio)
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- Abse, Dannie, 1923-2014 (Subject)
- Hamnett, Nina, 1890-1956 (Subject)
- Fritsch, Elizabeth, 1940- (Subject)