Guy Davenport letter to "Steven"
Content Description
One typed letter written and signed by Guy Davenport to "Steven," explaining that "poetry is a music of words," the different types of poetry that exist, and declaring himself a "writer of stories" rather than a poet, on December 3, 1979.
Dates
- Creation: 1979 December 3
Creator
- Davenport, Guy (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1 item (1 page)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
One typed letter written and signed by Guy Davenport to "Steven," explaining that "poetry is a music of words," the different types of poetry that exist, and declaring himself a "writer of stories" rather than a poet, on December 3, 1979.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2007.
Shelving Summary
Box 51, F0781: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, March 2016.
- Title
- Finding aid for Guy Davenport letter to "Steven"
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016 March 25
- 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