Letter from Howard Sergeant to Roger Elkin
- Reference No:
- U DX404/1/39
- Dates:
- 28 Jul 1984
- Description:
- From Howard Sergeant to Roger Elkin; HS teases RE over his holiday in Normandy France and wife; poems from last letter were early drafts, HS is glad and apologises for misinterpreting; HS gives RE advice he uses in his workshops, though tells him he is free to ignore it if it's useless; HS talks about his shyness, difference between his persona in letters and in person; HS discusses poems he discarded sent by Keith Sagar; muses on the next Poet Laureate - Larkin has best odds, Gavin is good at occasional poems, Charles Causley would be best; HS explains his poetry workshop procedures, and limericks being a remedy for his depression.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull University Archives
- Collection:
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Letters from Howard Sergeant and Jean Sergeant to Roger Elkin
