Modern Poetry. A large collection of over 500 poetry paperbacks and related, all with small ex libris name stamp of William and Patricia Oxley, mostly original printed wrappers, slim 8vo (Quantity: 4 shelves) Provenance: This lot and the following five lots form the working poetry library of the English poet William ‘Harry’ Oxley (1939-2020). In addition to 31 poetry publications, Oxley was also responsible for a range of books covering literary criticism, philosophy, fiction, plays and biography. He founded the magazine Littack (Literature Attack) in 1972, and edited the poetry publications New Headland (1969-74), Laissez-Faire (1971-75), Orbis (1972-74), The Village Review (1973-74), Poetry Newsletter (1976-78), The Littack Supplement (1976-80) and Lapis Lazuli (1977-78). In 1976, he moved to Devon with his family, and focused on poetry. His wife Patricia founded the literary journal Acumen in 1985, with William as treasurer and interviews editor. In 2000, William was poet laureate for Torbay. This led to the pair organising the Torbay Poetry Festival from 2001 to 2019. William’s archive was acquired by the British Library in 2014.
Modern Poetry. A large collection of over 500 poetry paperbacks and related, all with small ex libris name stamp of William and Patricia Oxley, mostly original printed wrappers, slim 8vo (Quantity: 4 shelves) Provenance: This lot and the following five lots form the working poetry library of the English poet William ‘Harry’ Oxley (1939-2020). In addition to 31 poetry publications, Oxley was also responsible for a range of books covering literary criticism, philosophy, fiction, plays and biography. He founded the magazine Littack (Literature Attack) in 1972, and edited the poetry publications New Headland (1969-74), Laissez-Faire (1971-75), Orbis (1972-74), The Village Review (1973-74), Poetry Newsletter (1976-78), The Littack Supplement (1976-80) and Lapis Lazuli (1977-78). In 1976, he moved to Devon with his family, and focused on poetry. His wife Patricia founded the literary journal Acumen in 1985, with William as treasurer and interviews editor. In 2000, William was poet laureate for Torbay. This led to the pair organising the Torbay Poetry Festival from 2001 to 2019. William’s archive was acquired by the British Library in 2014.
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