Cruelty : poems : galley proofs
Content Description
This is an uncorrected set of galley proofs for Ai's first book of poetry, Cruelty: Poems, published in 1973.
The set bears no autograph notes or corrections and is missing galleys 2 and 3 which would have included the title page.
Dates
- Creation: 1973
Creator
- Ai, 1947-2010 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Ai (1947-2010)
Feminist poet Ai, was born Florence Anthony on October 21, 1947, in Albany, Texas. Beginning with her first book of verse, Cruelty, and continuing throughout her career as a poet, Ai wrote cutting edge verse and used dramatic monologues to depict individuals and their struggles.
Ai died on March 20, 2010, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where she had been teaching at Oklahoma State University.
"Ai." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Gale Biography In Context. http://ic.galegroup.com (retrieved April 14, 2011)."Ai, a Steadfast Poetic Channel of Hard Lives, Dies at 62." The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/28/books/28ai.html. (retrieved April 14, 2011).
Extent
1 item
Abstract
One set of galley proofs for Ai's book, "Cruelty: Poems," which is missing the title page, published in 1973.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2010.
Shelving Summary
Box 61, F0880: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 oversize (24 inch) manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, April 2011. Further encoded by George Apodaca, November 2015.
- Title
- Finding aid for Cruelty : poems : galley proofs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 November 11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository