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Notes and other material relating to literature and the arts compiled by Nigel Jenkins, including lists of Welsh poets and Swansea writers; and notes on Anglo-Welsh poetry, arts and the media and Irish writers.

Material relating to a series of eleven lectures delivered by Nigel Jenkins entitled Poetry of Commitment. Items include lecture notes and texts; notes taken from printed sources; bibliography; report on lecture; and photocopied press cuttings. Most folios annotated by Nigel Jenkins.

Watercolour and chalk painting in the style of rock/cave art.

Printed illustrated posters of poems by Tim Mitchell entitled Greek Science in Manchester, This is Not a Love Story, John Ford is Really Dead Also and Quadrant; and photocopied illustrated text of poem relating to dinosaurs and evolution by unnamed author.

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.

Letters and cards, 1981-1986, 1991-1992, 1994-1995 + n.d., to Nigel Jenkins from poet Chris Torrance.

Letters, [dates], to Nigel Jenkins from poet and writer Harri Webb, which include a printed invitation to a Welsh Academy event in celebration of Harri Webb held at the Royal Hotel, St Mary's Street, Cardiff, on 23 March 1995 and a draft tribute to Harri Webb.

Letters to Nigel Jenkins from [?Theodore Grainger], the identity of the correspondent being uncertain due to varying handwriting and signature and the 'spoof' or satiric nature of the letters. Some of the letters include poetry. Also included is a folio of algebraic formulae and a folio of what appear to be a child's scribbles. Most of the letters are undated or incompletely dated.

Plays by Nigel Jenkins, two of which bear the pseudonym 'Ceridwen', and plays by other authors; material relating to the Welsh Academy Playwrights Group; correspondence, principally from the Welsh Academy Playwrights Group; printed Theatr Clwyd programme; and notes.

Printed copy of Nigel Jenkins' poem Warhead, published by Megaton Press in 1981; together with a heavily annotated draft overview of the poem by Nigel Jenkins and a letter, 1981, to Nigel Jenkins from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in response to their receipt of the poem and outlining government views regarding nuclear disarmament.

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.

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.

Material relating to the Theatre Writers' Union (TWU), of which Nigel Jenkins was a member. Items include TWU newsletters; details relating to TWU meetings; printed agreement between the TWU and other literary organisations; letter to Nigel Jenkins from the TWU; general information relating to the TWU; and press cutting.

Material relating to the compilation and production of Nigel Jenkins' 1985 play Strike a Light!, comprising printed poster and flyers; correspondence, principally with Made in Wales Stage Company and the Theatre Writers' Union and various correspondents offering information regarding William Price; notes on William Price, some photocopied from printed sources; draft sections of play; printed agreements between Nigel Jenkins and Made in Wales Stage Company and between Nigel Jenkins and the Theatre Writers' Union; press cuttings; and reviews.

Material relating to Nigel Jenkins' affiliations and associations with the peace movement in Wales and beyond. Items primarily comprise correspondence, newsletters and other material and communications to/from Swansea County Court in relation to Nigel Jenkins' involvement with the Peace Tax Campaign. Some folios annotated by Nigel Jenkins and others.

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.

Material relating to the Celtic World academic course tutored by Nigel Jenkins. Items include outline of course modules; book lists; essay topics; module notes; examination questions; printed maps; printed booklets relating to Castell Henllys; and press cuttings. Many items annotated by Nigel Jenkins.

Material relating to Nigel Jenkins' period of tenancy at CBC Radio, Cardiff, January - April 1984. Items comprise printed bursary agreement between Nigel Jenkins and the South-East Wales Arts Association; general information relating to the tenancy, annotated by Nigel Jenkins; annotated draft scripts; poetry and songs to be broadcast; letter from Nigel Jenkins discussing expenses, etc; article in printed source relating to Nigel Jenkins's CBC tenancy; Nigel Jenkins's reports on the tenancy; and rough notes by Nigel Jenkins.

Letters, cards and telegram, 1983, 1990 + n.d., to Nigel Jenkins from Czech poet and immunologist Miroslav Holub. One letter encloses a photograph of Miroslav Holub and one letter includes biographical data relating to Miroslav Holub.

Letters, cards and postcards, 1983, 1989-1999, 2002-[2002], 2004-2010, 2013 + n.d., to Nigel Jenkins from multi-lingual sound/concrete poet and verbal/visual artist Peter Noel Meilleur ('Childe Roland'). Many of the letters enclose or include sound/concrete poems incorporating small-scale two- and three-dimensional constructions and images by Peter Meilleur, some letters and envelopes are decorated/illustrated with cuttings, motifs, artwork, etc. and one letter is contained within a cigar box.