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Identification: MSS 099, F494
Creator: Gibbon, Monk, 1896-
Title: "Being But Men" poem
Inclusive Dates: [1929]
Extent: 1 item (1 p.)
Abstract: Poem titled "Being But Men" by Irish poet Monk Gibbon.
Language: Materials entirely in English.
MSS 099, F494, Monk Gibbon, "Being But Men" poem, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
Shelved in SPEC MSS 099
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Purchase, 1995.
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Irish poet and author Monk Gibbon (1896–1987) was a contemporary of W. B. Yeats, George Russell [AE] and George Moore. He has written a variety of literary works including biography and travel.
Sources:
"(William) Monk Gibbon 1896–1987." Biography Resource Center http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 20, 2007).
This is a holograph eight-line poem written and signed by Monk Gibbon. The poem was originally laid in a copy of the printed Christmas card in which this poem was originally published (Special Collections call number: SPEC PR 6013 .I23 B45x 1929).
Monk Gibbon poem "Being But Men" , [1929] [Box 29 F494]
Autograph manuscript signed, 1 p.
