Briggflatts

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Briggflatts is a long poem by Basil Bunting. It is subtitled 'An Autobiography'.

The name 'Briggflatts' comes from a Quaker community near Sedbergh. Bunting visited Briggflatts as a schoolboy: the family of a schoolfriend lived there, and Bunting developed a strong attachment to his friend's sister, Peggy Greenbank. The poem's dedication reads 'For Peggy'.

The poem has a five part structure. It was first performed on December 22, 1965 at the Morden Tower, and published in 1966 by Fulcrum Press^[1].

Another Bunting poem has the word 'Briggflatts' in its title. The short poem 'At Briggflatts meetinghouse' (1975)^{[2] [3]} is set at the Briggflatts Meeting House (from 1675) in the hamlet of Briggflatts.

[edit] External links

• Briggflatts recording Read by the author (mp4)

[edit] References

1. ^ Basil Bunting Poetry Centre (2001-10-19). Basic Bunting - A Basic Chronology. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
2. ^ Jacket Magazine (October 1999). Basil Bunting - poem - At Briggflatts meetinghouse (1975). Jacket Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
3. ^ Basil Bunting Poetry Centre (2004-02-25). Bunting texts. Retrieved on 2006-12-01. Cites the poem as Odes II:11, 1975.