Critical and biographical information on Henry Reed, World War II British poet, critic, translator, and radio dramatist — author of "Naming of Parts"
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Henry Reed (1914-1986), poet, translator and radio dramatist

Jacket illustration (front) from the Collected Poems (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991).

A Map of Verona and Other Poems, by Henry Reed

Front cover of A Map of Verona: Poems (London: Jonathan Cape, 23 April 1946). Courtesy of Liz Rideal.

'Portrait of Henry Reed' by Birmingham painter John Melville

"Portrait of Henry Reed" by the Birmingham painter, John Melville.

A Map of Verona and Other Poems, by Henry Reed

Front cover of A Map of Verona and Other Poems (New York: Reynal and Hitchcock, 8 October 1947).

Henry Reed on the Thames River

Henry Reed on the Thames River, above Albert Bridge (photographed by Rollie McKenna, c. 1960).

Moby Dick: A Play for Radio from Herman Melville's Novel, by Henry Reed

Front cover of Moby Dick: A Play for Radio from Herman Melville's Novel (London: Jonathan Cape, 1947).
Henry Reed at the BBC, second from right

Henry Reed, second from right, at a BBC television writing course, 1952.

Henry Reed with poet Elizabeth Bishop

Camano Island, Washington, in June 1966. Front row, left to right: Elizabeth Bishop, Rolfe Humphries, Mrs. Humphries, Henry Reed; second row: Robert Heilman, Dorothee Bowie.

Henry Reed from Radio Times

Henry Reed in the Radio Times, 23 October 1959.

Henry Reed at the University of Washington, Seattle, circa 1965

University of Washington photograph, Seattle, circa 1965.

Manuscript of Henry Reed's poem, The Chateau

Undated fragment of "The Chateau" in Reed's handwriting, from the back cover of the Collected Poems (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991).

Weldon Kees reading 'Unarmed Combat'

The poet Weldon Kees reading Reed's "Unarmed Combat," at the Poets' Follies, San Francisco, 1955. Courtesy of James Reidel.

Henry Reed inscription to Catharine

Inscription in Reed's hand, possibly to the editor Catharine Carver, from a copy of The Streets of Pompeii and Other Plays for Radio (London: BBC, 1971). Courtesy of Chris Goddard.

Naming of Parts, a film by Robert Bloomberg

Cover for "Naming of Parts" (Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill, 1972), a film by Robert Bloomberg based on Reed's poem.

Program from a 1972 staging of Natalia Ginzburg's Advertisement

Program featuring Joan Plowright, from a 1972 National Theatre production of Natalia Ginzburg's The Advertisement, translated by Reed.

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