One eight-page document containing twenty-four typescript poems by Ken Saro-Wiwa. Each poem is undated. Document is paginated (with some pages possibly missing), contains handwritten annotations, and some text is underlined.
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Typescript poem by Ken Saro-Wiwa entitled I Lie Alone at Night, which begins:
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Typescript letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: letters received, noting 'Some of them come rather late and out of sequence, but I do get them. Because I keep them around me just to read and re-read them, I've had two of them s
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Typescript letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: receipt of her diary, and book Getting to Yes; thoughts on Shell, stating 'I have a feeling that Shell thinks they can sit all this out and carry on as before. I think they are wr
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: letters received; contact with Shell, stating 'The contact with Shell has dried up, thanks to the very useful and necessary demonstration at the Shell AGM of 18th May. I hope it
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: sending letters through Julia; overview of recent events; possible transfer to the military hospital, stating 'I hope I can find rest there if nothing else for I'm mentally exhau
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: receipt of her diary; written works, such as his collection of short stories A Kind of Festival and Other Stories, stating 'I think this collection my best so far'; and the Goldm
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: media coverage in the Irish Times; his captivity, stating 'I have never really felt I was in danger. The sure knowledge of my innocence gave me that feeling. I thought that I'd r
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects,including: receipt of information, interviews carried out by Sister Majella and the role of Trócaire; developments at the tribunal, stating 'Only five of us were charged. I, Ledum Mitee & B.
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: receipt of diaries (her letters); finding help for the Ogoni people, and feelings about the campaign, stating 'It's one thing campaigning for the environment, its another campaig
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: receipt of her diaries (letters) from August to early December, stating 'It was really wonderful to read all about the Stockholm Award Ceremony from your careful, observant pen';
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: her assistance with the campaign, noting 'You can see how much needed you were in Nigeria! You are truly a God-send'; military tribunal, stating 'You must have heard of the setti
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: her assistance with the campaign, noting 'You can see how much needed you were in Nigeria! You are truly a God-send'; military tribunal, stating 'You must have heard of the setti
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: contacting his 'London family'; letter for Robin Sharp; article in Tell magazine; Sister Majella's journey back to Dublin; Saro-Wiwa's poem A Walk in the Prison Yard; photographs
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Copy of handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, such as: material for RLA ceremony, including footage from Glen Ellis' The Drilling Fields, the flag and poster of MOSOP and a copy of each of Saro-Wiwa's books; and the awards cere
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, such as: material for RLA ceremony, including footage from Glen Ellis' The Drilling Fields, the flag and poster of MOSOP and a copy of each of Saro-Wiwa's books; and the awards ceremony in
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: corrections to his Right Livelihood Award (RLA) speech; Saro-Wiwa's mental state, noting 'My moments of depression here had more to do with the political situation in the country
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: confiscation of his property, stating 'I lost, on Tuesday evening, all my writing paper, books, photos etc. and, unfortunately, two or three letters, to Major Okuntimo, Commander
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: the lines of communication, stating 'I spend a lot of money keeping the lines of communication open because I need every bit of information on time' stating also 'As the Ogoni pe
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects,including: correspondence received, stating 'Thanks a lot for your letter and for all the information which you gave me. It was most cheering indeed, and brought home to me the loss which I
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: her return to Nigeria; visiting him in detention; applying for relief funds; and providing visas for consultants to study the gas pipeline, stating 'The govt. refused to give vis
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: thanks for letters received; financial matters, stating 'Keeping MOSOP operational has been quite a problem. With all the Steering Committee members in jail or declared wanted by
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: thanks for her help; money matters, referring to contact with The Bodyshop 'If they could help in any way at all, it would be great relief for me' and stating 'I was thinking of
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: receipt of Sister Majella's letters and money, stating ' you cannot imagine the relief I got from the money you sent. I was at my wits end. My resources are not limitless I've sp
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: receipt of her papers; Sister Majella's plan to leave Nigeria, stating 'I will miss you in the year you are going to be away!'; preparing the Ogoni people for the struggle, stati
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro- Wiwa referring to a number of subjects, including: the news of Sister Majella leaving Nigeria, stating 'it left a hole in my heart'; his writing, referring to the completion of a volume of short stories and re-writing a novel fr
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa referring to a number of subjects,including: having faith, noting 'Well, you know the whole story, they are getting closer to me - Shell & the Nigerian establishment that is. I'm not particularly protected, although I have g
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella from Ken Saro-Wiwa regarding his detention, stating 'I had no access to newspapers or radio, and I was in chains - which was quite depressing. The chains now sit on my table, a reminder that they can go on at any time.' Refers to his condition
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella McCarron from Ken Saro-Wiwa, 63, Tejuosho Street, P.O. Box 696,Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria, regarding her writing, stating 'Please keep putting your thoughts on paper. Who knows how we can use them in future'. Also refers to her mother's illness,
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Handwritten letter to Sister Majella McCarron from Ken Saro-Wiwa, Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), 24 Aggrey Road, P.O. Box 193, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, referring to aid being managed by Catholic Church, and stating 'You've all been so supportive and Mosop will
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