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Documenting the quest to track down everything written by (and written about) the poet, translator, critic, and radio dramatist, Henry Reed.

An obsessive, armchair attempt to assemble a comprehensive bibliography, not just for the work of a poet, but for his entire life.

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Pale Fire: An epic poem by a reclusive genius is edited to death by his mad neighbor.
House of Leaves: A malevolent house appears larger on the inside than on the outside.


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Reeding Lessons: the Henry Reed research blog

17.5.2012


The Library Oscar Goes To...

If libraries gave out Oscars, I'd nominate The Da Vinci Code for Best Picture.

I thought the film was plenty fun, but had the same flaws as the book, including weak dialogue. At a critical point, aboard a public bus in downtown London, Tom Hanks actually exclaims: "I have to get to a library! Fast!" (Google News. Technorati.) I laughed aloud, and would have cheered, had it not been for the utter sanctity of darkened theatres.

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1563. Roberts, Michael, and Anne Ridler, eds. The Faber Book of Modern Verse, rev. ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1951.
The supplement to the new edition adds the work of Kathleen Raine, W.R. Rodgers, F.T. Prince, Henry Reed, W.S. Graham, and others who have emerged during and since the Second World War.



1st lesson:

Reed, Henry (1914-1986). Born: Birmingham, England, 22 February 1914; died: London, 8 December 1986.

Education: MA, University of Birmingham, 1936. Served: RAOC, 1941-42; Foreign Office, GC&CS, 1942-1945. Freelance writer: BBC Features Department, 1945-1980.

Author of: A Map of Verona: Poems (1946)
The Novel Since 1939 (1946)
Moby Dick: A Play for Radio from Herman Melville's Novel (1947)
Lessons of the War (1970)
Hilda Tablet and Others: Four Pieces for Radio (1971)
The Streets of Pompeii and Other Plays for Radio (1971)
Collected Poems (1991, 2007)
The Auction Sale (2006)


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