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Ian Patterson's avatar

That would certainly have been Anthony Barnett. He lived in NorwY for a while, edited a magazine called The Literary Supplement (of which your tbird purchase was an offshoot).

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David Toms's avatar

Interesting, Ian. Any idea how long, or roughly when he might have lived in Norway? Will have to keep an eye out to see if there are any other Norway-printed offshoots

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Ian Patterson's avatar

Anthony was in Oslo from 1973 to at least 1975, maybe longer . I could check with him if you like.

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David Toms's avatar

Id be really interested to know!

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Ian Patterson's avatar

Anthony moved from Denmark (where he'd been since 1969) to Norway in early 1973 and stayed until (he thinks) 1977.

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David Toms's avatar

Fantastic, Ian, thanks for that!

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Margaret O'Brien's avatar

David, would you believe that I used your wonderful book, 'Pacemaker', as part of a writing workshop yesterday in Co. Wexford! Such serendipity to find your post now and to learn of your found treasure. I must check out those poets.

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David Toms's avatar

Ah Margaret, what a thrill to think my work can be used in that context! Glad you enjoyed the newsletter and are still reading it :)

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Gavin William Wright's avatar

Norlis is a surprisingly good source of rare and interesting English books - though the staff are as miserable as sin, despite working in such a lovely place.

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David Toms's avatar

This same thought has often occurred to me! Perhaps it comes with the territory of being surrounded by so much of the forgotten works of others?!

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Jeremy Noel-Tod's avatar

What a find! A classic piece of epistolary Prynne. Kitchen Poems remains one of my favourite collections — and I like the generous spacing of those original printings

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David Toms's avatar

It's great stuff! Any idea who Anthony being referred to is? Each of the three books are from 60s, 70s and 80s and each very distinct in style of publication. I'm just amazed a book of poetry was published in a runl of 2,700 copies at first printing!

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Jeremy Noel-Tod's avatar

I’m pretty sure Terry Eagleton (?) reviewed it in one of the broadsheets, but not very enthusiastically…

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David Toms's avatar

A different time, entirely!

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Jeremy Noel-Tod's avatar

Yes, it does seem pretty ambitious for a little known poet with a radical new style. Although his debut, Force of Circumstance, was with a commercial publisher, so perhaps there was some expectation that it would reach beyond the usual small press audience?

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Jeremy Noel-Tod's avatar

My best guess is that it’s Anthony Barnett, who was the publisher of the first collected edition of Prynne’s Poems in the Eighties.

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David Toms's avatar

Wonder what sales were like at the time!

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