posted on 2024-04-25, 17:29authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
Refers to relationship between Edward Thomas' father Philip Henry Thomas, who wanted Edward Thomas to take a commission, and as such was temporarily hostile to his poetry. The manuscript is untitled but is labeled 'I may come near to loving you' in 'Edward Thomas Collected Poems'.
History
Identifier
2216.jpg | ETCAR_41_99.jpg
Subject
Trench | Western Front | Ypres
Creator
Thomas, Edward (1878-1917)
Date
Feb-16
Date Created
01/02/1916
Temporal Date
29/02/1916
Spatial
Balham, London, England
Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pen
Type
Poem
Contributor
Alisa Miller
Rights
Cardiff University Library Archive / The Edward Thomas Literary Estate
Collection ID
The Edward Thomas Collection: 41
Repository Name
Cardiff University Library Archive
Repository Address
Information Services, Cardiff University, P.O. Box 430, Cardiff, CF24 0DE, UK