Finlay, Ian Hamilton A group of letters and poetry publications, comprising; 5 TLS and a PCS, 12pp., to Patrick Taylor, discussing poetry and publishing plans, 'I sent 'Canal Game' to Ken Muratt and he said he would send it on to you, to submit to Collins. I explained it is only a rough and lettering should be l.c. (and straight), and 'barge' should be 'barge-barge-barge' (hyphens as tow-ropes).' (1 April [1965]) and noting production difficulties, 'I hope E Verse isn't being too much of a worry. It's funny how some publications go smoothly and some don't. We have just sent you my latest, which went very smoothly, at the printer, and got here safely, and went neatly into envelopes: very astonishing. Whereas the Satie book, just out, had 440 bad copies out of 500, and had to be checked, and re-crated, and got back down the railway, and we are still wrangling with the printer over re-doing them...'; an ALS to Ken Muratt, regarding Canal Game, 8pp., undated; a 15pp. typed poem titled 'Without Equipment'; a typed list of publications, Spring '65; and a small group of publications, including, Air Letters, Tarasque Press, 1968; autumn poem, Wild Hawthorn Press, 1966; Glasgow Beasts, an a Burd, Wild Flounder Press, 1962, and other ephemera (a quantity)
Finlay, Ian Hamilton A group of letters and poetry publications, comprising; 5 TLS and a PCS, 12pp., to Patrick Taylor, discussing poetry and publishing plans, 'I sent 'Canal Game' to Ken Muratt and he said he would send it on to you, to submit to Collins. I explained it is only a rough and lettering should be l.c. (and straight), and 'barge' should be 'barge-barge-barge' (hyphens as tow-ropes).' (1 April [1965]) and noting production difficulties, 'I hope E Verse isn't being too much of a worry. It's funny how some publications go smoothly and some don't. We have just sent you my latest, which went very smoothly, at the printer, and got here safely, and went neatly into envelopes: very astonishing. Whereas the Satie book, just out, had 440 bad copies out of 500, and had to be checked, and re-crated, and got back down the railway, and we are still wrangling with the printer over re-doing them...'; an ALS to Ken Muratt, regarding Canal Game, 8pp., undated; a 15pp. typed poem titled 'Without Equipment'; a typed list of publications, Spring '65; and a small group of publications, including, Air Letters, Tarasque Press, 1968; autumn poem, Wild Hawthorn Press, 1966; Glasgow Beasts, an a Burd, Wild Flounder Press, 1962, and other ephemera (a quantity)
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