This handsome Oxford paperback collects together the work of three outstanding British poets, Austin Clarke of Dublin, Ireland; Charles Tomlinson of Stoke-on-Trent; and Tony Connor or Salford Lancashire. This is the First Edition, published in 1964. ******************************** Austin Clarke was well established in the Dublin literary scene, where he founded the Dublin Verse Speaking Society, and ran the Lyric Theatre Company at the famous Abbey Theatre. Charles Tomlinson, came out of an academic background, wherein he was Lecturer at the University of Bristol. His poem are highly regarded and he was an accomplished translator. Tony Clark saw a goodly portion of the laboring world, working, among other things, as a newsboy, textile designer, a tank driver in the army, cake decorator in a bakery, teacher of art, an assistant in a technical college, thus bring a solid understanding of life to his vibrant poetry. *********************************** TITLE : Poems by Austin Clarke, Charles Tomlinson, and Tony Connor / IMPRINT : Oxford University Press / PLACE : London / DATE : (1964) / EDITION : First Edition / STATUS : Out of Print - OP / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade paperback; viii + 103 pages; approximately 5" x 7 3/4"; photo-pictorial wraps glued. *********************************** CONDITION - VERY GOOD - Clean and presentable with but modest wear, the following noted :: EXTERIOR : two retail stickers (one from the famous Brattle Book Shop in Boston), spine clean and tight. The spine has no creasing. / BINDING : Solid / INTERIOR : Clean and readable throughout without writing or tears.

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