posted on 2024-05-02, 16:14authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
<p dir="ltr">Mentions Laurence Binyon's suggestions for alterations to an unspecified poem, likely to be Dead Man's Dump, but explains that he cannot work on them where he is / suggests that Binyon send the poem to a newspaper, as the money paid for it would be helpful in the event of leave / weather very bad / what he has learned in the army / encloses pencil draft of 'Daughters of War' and asks for Binyon's opinion / discusses his opinion of Wilfred Gibson's book of verse 'Battle'. |</p><p>File descriptions(s):</p><p>
Postmarked envelope included with letter.<br>Mentions Laurence Binyon's suggestions for alterations to an unspecified poem, likely to be 'Dead Man's Dump', but explains that he cannot work on them where he is / suggests that Binyon send the poem to a newspaper, as the money paid for it would be helpful in the event of leave / weather very bad / what he has learned in the army / encloses pencil draft of 'Daughters of War' and asks for Binyon's opinion / discusses his opinion of Wilfred Gibson's book of verse 'Battle'.<br>Pencil draft of poem. Included in letter to Laurence Binyon discussing his suggestions for alterations to an unspecified poem, but explains that he cannot work on them where he is / suggests that Binyon send the poem to a newspaper, as the money paid for it would be helpful in the event of leave / weather very bad / what he has learned in the army / encloses pencil draft of 'Daughters of War' and asks for Binyon's opinion / discusses his opinion of Wilfred Gibson's book of verse 'Battle'.</p>