The Ariel Poems were two series of pamphlets that contained illustrated poems published by Faber and Gwyer and later by

Faber and Faber Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. Eliot (an early Faber editor and director), W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, Margaret S ...

. The first series had 38 titles published between 1927 and 1931, which were printed at the Curwen Press. The second series, published in 1954, had 8 titles. Each numbered pamphlet had an illustrated cover naming the author and illustrator. Four pages were sewn inside the cover. The frontispiece had another illustration, usually multicolored. Following that page was the poem. Several authors and illustrators had multiple pamphlets. A blog about the Alport Collection, one of th
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at University College, Oxford. The pamphlets in the first series, in order, are as follows: # ''Yuletide in a Younger World'' by Thomas Hardy, drawings by Albert Rutherston # ''The Linnet's Nest'' by

Henry Newbolt Sir Henry John Newbolt, Order of the Companions of Honour, CH (6 June 1862 – 19 April 1938) was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a role as a government adviser with regard to the study of English in England. He is perhaps ...

, drawings by Ralph Keene # ''The Wonder Night'' by Laurence Binyon, drawings by Barnett Freedman # ''Alone'' by Walter de la Mare, wood engravings by

Blair Hughes-Stanton Blair Rowlands Hughes-Stanton (22 February 1902 – 6 June 1981) was a major figure in the English wood-engraving revival in the twentieth century. He was the son of the artist Sir Herbert Hughes-Stanton. He exhibited with the Society of Woo ...

# ''Gloria in Profundis'' by G. K. Chesterton, wood engravings by Eric Gill # ''The Early Whistler'' by Wilfred Gibson, drawings by John Nash # ''Nativity'' by

Siegfried Sassoon Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World ...

, designs by Paul Nash # '' Journey of the Magi'' by T. S. Eliot, drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer (August 1927) # ''The Chanty of the Nona'', poem and drawings by Hilaire Belloc # ''Moss and Feather'' by W. H. Davies, illustrated by Sir William Nicholson # ''Self to Self'' by Walter de la Mare, wood engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton # ''Troy'' by Humbert Wolfe, drawings by Charles Ricketts # ''The Winter Solstice'' by Harold Monro, drawings by David Jones # ''To My Mother'' by Siegfried Sassoon, drawings by Stephen Tennant # ''Popular Song'' by Edith Sitwell, designs by Edward Bawden # '' A Song for Simeon'' by T. S. Eliot, drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer (September 1928) # ''Winter Nights, a reminiscence'' by Edmund Blunden, drawings by Albert Rutherston # ''Three Things'' by W. B. Yeats, drawings by

Gilbert Spencer Gilbert Spencer (4 August 1892 – 14 January 1979) was a British painter of landscapes, portraits, figure compositions and mural decorations. He worked in oils and watercolour. He was the younger brother of the painter Stanley Spencer. ...

# ''Dark Weeping'' by "AE", designs by Paul Nash # ''A Snowdrop'' by Walter de la Mare, drawings by Claudia Guercio # ''Ubi Ecclesia'' by G. K. Chesterton, drawings by Diana Murphy # ''The Outcast'' by James Stephens, drawings by Althea Willoughby # ''Animula'' by T. S. Eliot, wood engravings by Gertrude Hermes (October 1929) # ''Inscription on a Fountain-Head'' by Peter Quennell, drawings by Albert Rutherston # ''The Grave of Arthur'' by G. K. Chesterton, drawings by Celia Fiennes # ''Elm Angel'' by Harold Monro, wood engravings by Eric Ravilious # ''In Sicily'' by Siegfried Sassoon, drawings by Stephen Tennant # ''The Triumph of the Machine'' by D. H. Lawrence, drawings by Althea Willoughby # ''Marina'' by T. S. Eliot, drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer (September 1930) # ''The Gum Trees'' by Roy Campbell, drawings by David Jones # ''News'' by Walter de la Mare, drawings by Barnett Freedman # ''A Child is Born'' by Henry Newbolt, drawings by Althea Willoughby # ''To Lucy'' by Walter de la Mare, drawings by Albert Rutherston # ''To the Red Rose'' by Siegfried Sassoon, drawings by Stephen Tennant # ''Triumphal March'' by T. S. Eliot, drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer (October 1931) # ''Jane Barston 1719-1746'' by Edith Sitwell, drawings by R. A. Davies # ''Invitation To Cast Out Care'' by Vita Sackville-West, drawings by Graham Sutherland # ''Choosing A Mast'' by Roy Campbell, drawings by Barnett Freedman The pamphlets in the second series are as follows: # ''The Cultivation of Christmas Trees'' by T. S. Eliot, drawings by David Jones # ''Mountains'' by W.H. Auden, drawings by Edward Bawden # ''Christmas Eve'' by C. Day-Lewis, drawings by Edward Ardizzone # ''Nativity'' by Roy Campbell, drawings by James Sellars # ''The Other Wing'' by Louis MacNeice, drawings by Michael Ayrton # ''Sirmione Peninsula'' by Stephen Sender, drawings by Lynton Lamb # ''Prometheus'' by Edwin Muir, drawings by John Piper # ''The Winnowing Dream'' by Walter de la Mare, drawings by Robin Jaques

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* * This contains cover and frontispiece illustrations for poems 1–19. * This contains cover and frontispiece illustrations for poems 20–38. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ariel Poems (Faber) Pamphlets Faber & Faber books

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