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Two printed copies of Circus, an anthology of poetry by Nigel Jenkins published by Swansea Poetry Workshop in 1979; together with letters and postcard, 1979-1981, sent to Nigel Jenkins in response to Circus, the correspondents including fellow-poets Harri Webb and Robert Minhinnick.

Material relating to Ambush, a poetic anthology by Nigel Jenkins published by Gomer Press in 1998, comprising printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; printed invite and list of invitees to launch of Ambush; reviews of Ambush; and letters, 1998-1999 and n.d., sent to Nigel Jenkins in response to Ambush.

Material relating to Blue: 101 Haiku, Senryu and Tanka, a poetic anthology by Nigel Jenkins published by Planet Books in 2002, comprising printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Planet; printed invitation to book launch; printed notice which includes order form for book; reviews of Blue; and letter, 2002, to Nigel Jenkins relating to Blue from haiku poet and writer David Cobb.

Material relating to O For a Gun: 101 Haiku and Senryu, a poetic anthology by Nigel Jenkins published by Planet Books in 2007, comprising printed invitation to book launch; and reviews.

Photocopied poetic text by Nigel Jenkins for utilisation in a collaborative creation with stained glass artist David Pearl as part of the 1997 Swansea municipal poetry project.

Material relating to a poetry reading event entitled I Like That Stuff: A Celebration of Adrian Mitchell, held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 22 May 2009. Items comprise list of poems to be read and copies of poems, both colour-coded to denote readers; article relating to Adrian Mitchell taken from printed source; and notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to Gŵyl Farddoniaeth a'r Celfyddydau/Poetry and the Arts from Wales Festival, held at London, March 1983, the Hay Festival, held at Hay-on-Wye, May 1990, and the Visual Word exhibition, held at venues in Swansea and Cardiff, September 1995. Items comprise printed programme of Gŵyl Farddoniaeth a'r Celfyddydau/Poetry and the Arts from Wales Festival; article by poet Peter Finch taken from a printed source and draft article relating to the Hay Festival; and printed brochure of the Visual Word exhibition.

Miscellaneous poetic material of Nigel Jenkins, including draft and fair-copy poetry; draft and fair-copy haiku poetry; notes on poetic forms; other notes and plans; material relating to the commissioning of a poem from Nigel Jenkins as part of an event to commemorate Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan; collection of poetry by Nigel Jenkins entitled Uncollected Poems, to which Jenkins has added '& unlikely to be used for readings'; poems by Nigel Jenkins taken from The Dalhousie Review, Vol. 52, No. 2; printed booklet containing personal statement, poetry and biographical details of Nigel Jenkins; printed booklet containing poem by Nigel Jenkins entitled The Rusting Harpoon; edition of Radical Wales, Winter 1984, featuring poems by Nigel Jenkins; notes and photocopied material relating to folklore; letter to Nigel Jenkins from haiku poet David Cobb; and press cutting.

First draft of Nigel Jenkins' volume of criticism on John Tripp, published by University of Wales Press in 1989 as part of the Writers of Wales series. Annotated and edited by Nigel Jenkins.

Second draft of Nigel Jenkins' volume of criticism on John Tripp, published by University of Wales Press in 1989 as part of the Writers of Wales series; together with a letter from Nigel Jenkins to Ceri Llewellyn and the latter's comments on the draft. Draft annotated and edited by Nigel Jenkins.

Typescript draft of Nigel Jenkins' volume of criticism on John Tripp, published by University of Wales Press in 1989 as part of the Writers of Wales series. Spine of file in which draft originally kept inscribed by Nigel Jenkins: 'The "Writers of Wales" book as I wanted it, before cuts were insisted on.'

Material relating to the writing of Nigel Jenkins' Wales: The Lie of the Land, published in 1996 by Gomer Press and featuring photographs by Jeremy Moore. Items comprise printed agreement between Nigel Jenkins and Gomer Press; review; royalty statement; and postcard to Nigel Jenkins in response to the book.

Material relating to a piece by Nigel Jenkins on the artist Catrin Williams. Items comprise copies of artworks by Catrin Williams; card from Catrin Williams to Nigel Jenkins; printed invitations to private viewings; notes and biographical details relating to Catrin Williams; artist statement by Catrin Williams; exhibition programme for 1998; and photocopied material from printed sources relating to Catrin Williams.

Annotated draft short stories by Nigel Jenkins, comprising Pig, Return Ticket, If He Only Knew and Somebody Got Murdered ..., with rough notes.

Miscellaneous prose of Nigel Jenkins, comprising draft, fair-copy and published prose pieces, including tributes to poets Harri Webb and Tom Earley, a profile of sound/concrete poet and verbal/visual artist Peter Meilleur, social and cultural commentary and material relating to Swansea's Maritime Quarter; draft accounts of Pontardawe Folk Festival; correspondence relating to the writing and publication of work, principally between Nigel Jenkins and Planet magazine; press cuttings; details of Planet magazine convention; and notes.

Two annotated photocopied drafts of Nigel Jenkins' play Waldo's Witness (1986), its previous title, Waldo's Cloud, altered to Waldo's Witness.

Material relating to the compilation and publication of Glas-Nos: Cerddi Dros Heddwch/Poems for Peace, an anthology of poems by Nigel Jenkins and others which Jenkins co-edited with Menna Elfyn. The volume was published by CND Cymru in 1987. Items include annotated rough draft sections of volume; copies of submitted poems; correspondence, including circular letters sent out by Nigel Jenkins and Menna Elfyn appealing for sponsorship and responses to that appeal and covering letters sent with submitted poems; notes of meetings regarding publication and sponsorship; material relating to the forthcoming publication Poets against Apartheid/Beirdd yn erbyn Apartheid; and rough notes.

Poetry other than anthologies by writers other than Nigel Jenkins and Peter Meilleur, which includes haiku and poetry translated into English; letters to Nigel Jenkins, two of which enclose poetry; and printed poster relating to haiku competition, 1991. Poets include Tony Conran, Dafydd Rowlands, Chris Torrance, Manon Eames, Steve Griffiths, Philip Larkin, Menna Elfyn and Peter Finch.

Three printed illustrated posters of Tim Mitchell's poem Exile; and letter to Nigel Jenkins from Tim Mitchell.

Prose, other than anthologies, of writers other than Nigel Jenkins and Peter Meilleur, including a piece of work in twenty-one chapters by an unnamed writer. One item inscribed to Nigel Jenkins; one item includes covering letter. Authors include Tony Conran and Ioan Richard.