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Edward Fitzgerald And Bernard Barton: An Unsparing Friendship, Jeffrey P. Martin
Edward Fitzgerald And Bernard Barton: An Unsparing Friendship, Jeffrey P. Martin
The Courier
This article details the correspodence between the "Quaker poet" Bernard Barton and famous literary figures of his era, especially his friend and fellow writer Edward FitzGerald. The source of the article is the Alfred McKinley Terhune Collection, found in Syracuse University's Special Collections. Barton's letters, which are often lively and full of fresh opinion, are (thankfully) still valued today, both for the subjects they deal with and for the people they address. As one critic has stated, "Barton never considered his own letters as literary productions. Rather he felt that his poetry was his sole claim to literary fame." It …
"Interviewing" Mr. Larkin, Robert Phillips
"Interviewing" Mr. Larkin, Robert Phillips
The Courier
This article provides some details about the life of the English poet Philip Larkin. This enigmatic man wrote some of the best poetry in the English language of the twentieth century. His work had a lasting effect upon readers. After that of Sir John Betjeman, Larkin's verse was probably the best-loved of any contemporary poetry in the United Kingdom.