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- [2012] (Creation)
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1 envelope
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Material relating to a multi-media touring exhibition by Tony Curtis, poet and writer Grahame Davies, painter Gigi Jones and composer Mervyn Burtch titled Common Sense: New Paintings, Music and Poetry, comprising draft poetry in English (by Tony Curtis) and Welsh (by Grahame Davies), project outline/background information and correspondence between the collaborators. Curtis's poetry includes amendments in his hand. See http://www.commonsensewales.co.uk/index.html.
It appears that the collaborative material was published in book form (see, for example: https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31730486329&searchurl=an%3Ddavies%2Bgrahame%2Bcurtis%2Btony%26ds%3D30%26rollup%3Don%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp0-_-title1)
For further collaboration between Tony Curtis and Grahame Davies see under heading The Alchemy of Water/Alcemi Dŵr (Gwasg Gomer/Y Lolfa, 2013).
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- English
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Some poetry in Welsh (with English translations).
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For Gigi Jones see, for example: http://www.commonsensewales.co.uk/gigi-jones.html
For Grahame Davies see, for example: http://www.grahamedavies.com/english_about.shtml
For Mervyn Burtch see, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Burtch
For Gelligaer and Merthyr Common see, for example: https://gmcommon.org/; https://www.visitmerthyr.co.uk/things-to-do/places-of-interest/gelligaer-merthyr-common/
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- Davies, Grahame, 1964- (Subject)
- Burtch, Mervyn, 1929-2015 (Subject)
- Jones, Gigi (Subject)
- Gelligaer & Merthyr Common (Rhymney Valley, Wales) (Subject)