Only Connect: Poets, Painters, Sculptors : Friendships and Shared Passions 1924-1994

Revealing much about the life of Walter Strachan, a British poet, translator, teacher, Francophile, and a passionate promoter of modern art and poetry, this volume of memoirs and correspondence tells the story of his impact on the lives and work of others. Championing visual and written art throughout his career, Strachan explored contemporary books, periodicals, galleries, and studios for treasures to celebrate, translate, and publish. Sensitive to the ebb and flow of culture, he cultivated relationships with artists and to art which come to light in this collection of letters from the 1930s to the 1980s, illustrations of his own art and publications, and a bibliography of the more than 50 books in which he had a hand. Providing insight into other poets such as Sylvia Townsend Warner and Cecily Mackworth and artists such as Steven Gooden, Jean Lurçat, and Henry Moore, this collection is an illuminating look at the cultural climate of mid-20th-century France and Britain.