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American and English poetry readings fliers, posters, and cards

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0878
Abstract

This collection of American and English poetry readings fliers, posters, and cards comprises promotional ephemera documenting live poetry events in America and England. The collection contains posters, fliers, postcards, calendars, newsletters, programs and other printed and hand-drawn ephemera documenting the activities of poets, live performance venues, and literary networks largely associated with the California and New York experimental poetry scenes.

Dates: 1951-2011; Majority of material found within 1965-1998

Collection of uncorrected poetry proofs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0869
Abstract Originally compiled by bookseller Chloe's Books, this collection contains uncorrected proofs of poetry collections written by various authors between 1984 and 1998, arranged alphabetically by the last name of the author or editor. These advance proofs allowed authors to make corrections to the books before the final versions were printed and released. Publicity materials that were originally laid into the proofs, including newsletters, press releases, publishers’ letters to reviewers, and...
Dates: 1984-1998

John Digby papers supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0569s
Abstract British-born poet and collagist John Digby (born 1938) immigrated to the United States in 1978 and lives on Long Island with his wife Joan Digby, whose creative work is also represented in this collection. The John Digby papers supplement reflects Digby's prolific artistic and literary career, Joan Digby's creative and professional work, and their collaboration as editors and contributors to their imprint, The Feral Press, between 2002-2016. The Digbys published nearly 100 authors and...
Dates: circa 1860-2016

Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0752
Abstract American poet and publisher Jonathan Williams (1929-2008), often associated with the Beat poets and the Black Mountain School, is known as a founder of The Jargon Society, a publishing firm that popularized the poetry of the post-World War II American avant-garde. The Michael von Uchtrup collection of Jonathan Williams correspondence and ephemera details the relationship that developed between Williams and von Uchtrup in the 1990s and provides insight into Williams’s publishing career,...
Dates: 1969-2003

Lewis Warsh collection of twentieth-century poetry ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0701
Abstract

American poet Lewis Warsh (born 1944) compiled this collection of promotional ephemera primarily documenting what is known as the second generation of the New York School. The collection also includes material relating to Warsh's own readings and performances, writing, and publishing ventures.

Dates: 1962-2012

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American poetry--20th century 3
Correspondence 3
Photographs 3
Black Mountain school (Group of poets) 2
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Letterpress printing 2
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Poets, American--21st century 2
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Press releases 2
Programs (documents) 2
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Publishers and publishing--United States--History--20th century 2
Alternative spaces (Arts facilities) 1
American poetry--21st century 1
Art, Modern--20th century 1
Artists (visual artists) 1
Artists--United States--20th century 1
Arts facilities 1
Authors 1
Authors and publishers--20th century 1
Authors, American--20th century 1
Black Arts movement 1
Book catalogs 1
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Catalogs (documents) 1
Centers for the performing arts 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
Collage (technique) 1
Collage--20th century 1
Collage--20th century--Exhibitions 1
Collage--21st century 1
Collage--21st century--Exhibitions 1
Collagists 1
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English poetry--20th century 1
Ephemera (general) 1
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Experimental poetry 1
Experimental poetry, American--20th century 1
Literary readings 1
Manuscripts (documents) 1
Mimeograph copies 1
Newsletters 1
Petitions 1
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Poets laureate 1
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Printers (people) 1
Private presses--New York (State)--History--20th century 1
Private presses--New York (State)--History--21st century 1
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Publishers and publishing--United States--20th century--Correspondence 1
Slides (photographs) 1
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Chinese 1
German 1
Italian 1
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Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
Rutsala, Vern 2
Sandy, Stephen 2
Waldman, Anne, 1945- 2
Williams, Jonathan, 1929-2008 2
Algarín, Miguel 1
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Angel Hair Books (New York, N.Y.) 1
Anvil Press Poetry (London, England) 1
Bai, Hong Ai 1
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987 1
Baraka, Imamu Amiri, 1934-2014 1
Barkan, Stanley H. 1
Beat Generation (Group of writers) 1
Beck, Heather McCloskey 1
Berrigan, Daniel 1
Bly, Robert 1
Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986 1
Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992 1
Cassian, Nina 1
Chloe's Books (Firm) 1
Creator unidentified 1
Creeley, Robert, 1926-2005 1
Dalachinsky, Steven 1
DePol, John, 1913-2004 1
Decossaux, Mary Lou 1
Di Prima, Diane 1
Digby, Joan 1
Digby, John, 1938- 1
Digges, Deborah 1
Dolis, John, 1945- 1
Dorfman, Ariel 1
Duncan, Robert, 1919-1988 1
Feral Press 1
Gerber, Nancy, 1956- 1
Giannini, David 1
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 1
Goodnough, Robert, 1917-2010 1
Gordon, Joan, 1947- 1
Gregor, Arthur, 1923- 1
Guyton, Daniel 1
Harter, Jim 1
Jhaverī, Dilīpa, 1943- 1
Joans, Ted 1
Justice, Donald, 1925-2004 1
Leale, B. C. 1
Lehtpere, Ilmar 1
Levin, Dan, 1914-2015 1
Logan, William, 1950 November 16- 1
Lucie-Smith, Edward 1
Magowan, Robin 1
Masih, Tara L. 1
Mayer, Bernadette 1
McClure, Michael 1
Miller, Edmund, 1943- 1
Morrison, Toni 1
Murphy, Sadie 1
Muske-Dukes, Carol, 1945- 1
New York School of poets and painters 1
Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- 1
Otomo, Yuko 1
Pahl, Dennis 1
Pallant, Cheryl 1
Piercy, Marge 1
Ponsot, Marie 1
Poole, Francis (Francis C.) 1
Prado, Adélia 1
Puckett, Caleb (Caleb Stephen), 1975- 1
Ragged Edge Press (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) 1
Reed, Ishmael, 1938- 1
Reed, Jeremy 1
Register, Paul Brent 1
Ritsos, Giannēs, 1909-1990 1
Sant'anna, André, 1964- 1
Seidel, Frederick, 1936- 1
Selby, Hubert, Jr., 1928-2004 1
Seligman, Tina 1
Slechta, Mary McLaughlin, 1956- 1
Snyder, Gary, 1930- 1
Southwick, Kimberly Ann 1
Spires, Elizabeth 1
St. Mark's Church In-the-Bowery (New York, N.Y.). Poetry Project 1
Stone House Press (Roslyn, N.Y.) 1
Tarn, Nathaniel 1
Terrill, Mark 1
T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941 1
United Artists Books 1
Van Duyn, Mona 1
Viereck, Peter, 1916-2006 1
Voigt, Ellen Bryant, 1943- 1
Walther, Suzanne K. (Suzanne Klara) 1
Warsh, Lewis 1
Weisslitz, E. F. 1
Whalen, Philip 1
Wilson, Robert A. (Robert Alfred), 1922-2016 1
Windham, Donald 1
Wolak, Bill 1
von Uchtrup, Michael 1
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