St Botolph's Review was the student-made poetry journal from Cambridge University, England in 1956, which saw the first publication of Ted Hughes' poetry, at the launch of which Hughes met Sylvia Plath. The first issue appeared on 26 February 1956.
It was named for St Botolph's Church, Cambridge as one of its founders, Lucas Myers, lived at the rectory of that church.
A second edition was published in 2006. A copy of the original journal was stored in the British Library in 2010.
Contributors
Along with Hughes, the other listed contributors are : David Ross, Daniel Huws, Daniel Weissbort, Lucas Myers, Nathaniel Minton and George Weissbort.
References
- ^ "St Botolph's Review, Ann Skea". David Andrews Ross. 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- "Ted Hughes journal and the British library". BBC. 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- "St Botolph's Review, title and contents page". David Andrews Ross. 27 July 1956. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
- Full Overview
- 'British Library Archive throws light on Hughes and Plath', guardian.co.uk
- Stored back-up version
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