Letter from Stevie Smith, Palmers Green, to Polly Hill Accra, Gold Coast.

This material is held atHull University Archives, Hull History Centre

Reference
- GB 50 U DP209/2
Dates of Creation
- 12 Nov 1953
Physical Description
- 1 item

Scope and Content

Manuscripts, 2 pages

Thanks Polly Hill for letter, possibility of visiting her in Accra, tea with Polly Hill's aunt and cousin, writing of new poems, the rejection of them for publication by the Listener, visit to the Tate with Olivia Manning

Includes an 8-line poem which begins: "they killed a poet by neglect".

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Archive Record|Table of contents

Stevie Smith PapersU DP209

Letter from Stevie Smith, Tower House, Southampton Street, London, to Polly HillU DP209/1

Letter from Stevie Smith, Palmers Green, to Polly Hill Accra, Gold Coast.U DP209/2

Letter from Stevie Smith, Palmers Green, to Polly HillU DP209/3

Letter from Stevie Smith, Palmers Green, to Polly HillU DP209/4

Letter from Stevie Smith, Palmers Green, to Polly HillU DP209/5

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/6

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/7

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/8

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/9

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/10

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/11

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/12

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/13

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/14

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/15

Two drawings by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/16

Drawing by Stevie Smith for The Frog PrinceU DP209/17