War poetry

Summary of contents A collection of material to be used towards LC’s guest lecture for ENGL 231 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2010) at Victoria University. Includes printed poetry, handwritten notes, typed script, correspondence and both the original and photocopies of the offer of casual employment. The lecture content is an analysis of the language, humour, sexism and racism that can be found in World War poetry and song. It also analyses the relationship between these forms of media with popular culture and their...

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A collection of correspondence, flyers, posters for theatre and poetry readings, show bills, programmes, newspaper clippings of theatre reviews and musical performances. The correspondence is in regard to New Zealand Broadcasting, including LC's contributions to any radio programmes. Also includes some photocopies of the 'NZ Bulletin' from 1912. The date range of the collection is c. 1912 - 2007.

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A collection of Russian poems in the format of either typed script of extracted from printed articles. The predominant theme of the poetry is military life and war experiences. The only date indicated in the collection is that of the article ‘The Road to the West’, which was published in 1945.

Summary of contents A vast collection of printed and typed poetry, along with correspondence, newspaper clippings, handwritten notes, a poetry reading programme, printed articles and photocopied songbook covers. The prominent theme of the collection is war poetry and soldiers’ expression of their experience. Also included is information on the various presentations of LC’s work on the topic, such as guest lecturing in the Victoria University English Department, a radio production and a poetry reading titled...