William Pryor letter to Cid Corman with prospectus for Tangent 4 and poetry manuscript
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a letter from English poet William Pryor to Cid Corman, a prospectus for Pryor's chapbook Away, and a ten-page original typescript by Pryor entitled "The First Nine Pages of UNEARTH."
These materials were laid into a copy of Pryor's book Away, which he sent to Cid Corman on September 8, 1979. In the letter, Pryor thanked Corman for his support and discussed works in progress, problems with finances, and collaborative efforts with other poets. He told Corman that he sent the nascent manuscript for Unearth "because it felt pertinent to send it, not because I feel at all sure about it." The letter is typewritten and signed in ink by Pryor.
"The First Nine Pages from UNEARTH" is a typewritten manuscript consisting of a title page and nine pages of poems. The poems reflect Pryor's early efforts at stanzas 1 and 3-10 of Unearth.
This collection also includes a prospectus from Tangent Books describing Pryor's chapbook Away and forthcoming publications. On the verso there is a typed stanza entitled "1.6."
Dates
- Creation: 1979 September 8
Creator
- Pryor, William, 1945- (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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William Pryor
William Pryor was born on January 29, 1945 in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. He is an author and poet, whose published works include Away (1979), Unearth (1980), and The Survival of the Coolest (2003).
Cid Corman
Sidney "Cid" Corman was an American poet who published over 150 collections of poetry, translations, and essays. Corman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and attended Tufts University. In 1951, Corman began to publish Origin, a literary magazine that provided an early platform for the work of Charles Olson, Robert Creeley, and Theodore Enslin. Corman edited the magazine until 1984. He died in Kyoto, Japan, on March 12, 2004.
Extent
3 item
Abstract
This collection consists of a letter from English poet William Pryor to Cid Corman, a prospectus for Pryor's chapbook Away, and a ten-page original typescript by Pryor entitled "The First Nine Pages of UNEARTH."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William Reese, April 2017
Materials Cataloged Separately
Pryor, William. Away. Newton Abbot, Devon: Tangent Books, 1979.
Shelving Summary
Box 71, F1034: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by Elizabeth Jones-Minsinger, July 2017.
- Title
- Finding aid for William Pryor letter to Cid Corman with prospectus for Tangent 4 and poetry manuscript
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2017 July 24
- 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