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Tag: Poetry

  • Rude Poems

    Rude Poems

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    by

    Julian Rota
    in

    Herrick (Robert).  The Hesperides & Noble Numbers [Works] . Edited by Alfred Pollard, with a preface by A.C. Swinburne.  Engraved frontispiece.  Lawrence & Bullen, The Muses’ Library, 1891.  First Edition thus.  One of 200 numbered Large Paper copies.  Two volumes.  Quarter parchment, spines lettered in gilt, . green cloth sides, top edge gilt, others uncut. …

  • A poet called Norrie

    A poet called Norrie

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    by

    Julian Rota
    in

    A poet called Norrie, published here for the first time Norrie was from Glasgow.  He lived rough on the streets of Manchester but slept overnight in, I think, various hostels.  This was a long time ago when I was a student and some of the details are a bit fuzzy.  I cannot exactly remember how…