30 AUGUST 1969, Page 27

Dancers Inherit The Party

Sir: You recently printed a letter (2 August) in which I made certain charges against the present publisher of my collection of poems, The Dancers Inherit The Party. I would now like to point out that the publisher, Fulcrum Press, after a reasonable interval, has neither answered my charges nor relinquished my book.

In this unusual situation, I would like to make it clear that I dissociate myself from Fulcrum Press and its edition --and that I have returned my advance royalties. Ian Hanzilull• Finlay Stonypath, Dunsyre, Lanark, Scotland