Layton, Irving, 1912-2006

2 folders including drafts of the following poems: “The Massacre (for Pierre Elliott Trudeau), “Opiums”, “Princess Anna” and “A Shout in the Storm”; Also included: The Drunken Boat, Rimbaud, 1952. (End papers contain draft of Layton poem); The Poet’s Way of Knowledge, Lewis, C. Day, Cambridge University Press, 1957 (End papers contain draft of poem and essay by Irving Layton); Person, Place and Thing, Karl Shapiro, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1942. (Signed, “Irving Layton” End papers contain two drafts of poem about Petawawa. Also, on p.5, draft of ‘Epitaph for a Poet’ dated Jan. 25, 1943; Draft of Chapter 7 of Layton autobiography Waiting for Messiah; Articles about Irving Layton; Telegram from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 1957, inviting Irving Layton to participate in “Fighting Words” TV program.

Irving Layton Collection

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5.5 cm of textual records

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