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Léonie Adams letter to Larry Dingman
Léonie Adams letter to Larry Dingman in reply to a request for information concerning any limited signed editions by Adams. Adams discusses the limited signed edition of her first book, Those Not Elect, which was issued in a run of only 10 copies on gray paper and given only to friends and relatives.
Cruelty : poems : galley proofs
One set of galley proofs for Ai's book, "Cruelty: Poems," which is missing the title page, published in 1973.
American and English poetry readings fliers, posters, and cards
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.
Amiri Baraka papers
Amiri Baraka (1934-2014), known early in his career as LeRoi Jones, was a widely published African American writer who produced poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. Much of Baraka’s work addressed the subjects of Black liberation and white racism. The Amiri Baraka papers comprise the author’s writings, sketchbooks, and artwork, as well as correspondence and ephemera related to his involvement in theatrical and film productions.
Eric Barker letter to Mary Adams Winter
Eric Barker letter to Mary Adams Winter consists of one typed letter signed, written on September 3, 1954, by American poet Eric Barker to American poet Mary Adams Winter. The letter includes comments about the poems in his books, Planetary Heart and Big Sur and Other Poems, his efforts as a writer, and a little detail about Barker's life in Big Sur.
Daniel Berrigan correspondence and Hanoi poems
Daniel Berrigan wrote these letters to Elizabeth Bartelme, his editor at Macmillan Company, to accompany enclosed poems, such as the Hanoi poems found in this collection, or to discuss his books which were in the works.
Fleda Brown papers
Fleda Brown (born 1944) is an American poet, scholar, and educator, and was poet laureate for the state of Delaware from 2001-2007. The Fleda Brown papers, spanning circa 1950-2014 (bulk 1963-2014), comprise early works, poem drafts and notes, journals, correspondence, and materials related to Brown’s professional life as a poet and professor of English at the University of Delaware.
Charles Bukowski poems and letter
Poetry poems and letter from American poet Charles Bukowski.
Witter Bynner letter and poem
A typescript letter signed by poet Witter Bynner, to Margaret Dierkes, editor of Living Poetry, a magazine published from La Porte, Indiana, in which Bynner offers the included typescript poem, Mortal Love for publication.
Witter Bynner letter to Helen Bramble
American poet Witter Bynner wrote this letter to Helen Bramble, editor of The Forum, for publication in the periodical. The three-page letter was written in support of Arthur Ficke's lengthy poem, "The Return of Christ," which was published in The Forum in December 1928.
William F. Claire card to Timothy Murray
American poet and editor William Claire inscribed this card, on which is printed his poem, "Thinking of Anais Nin," to University of Delaware Librarian Timothy Murray.
Collection of uncorrected poetry proofs
Tram Combs correspondence with Agnes Selkirk Clark
American poet Tram Combs exchanged these letters with his friend, American landscape artist Agnes Selkirk Clark, during 1958.
Cid Corman letters to Richard Aaron
Six postcards and two typescript letters written by Cid Corman to Richard Aaron, dated between 2000 and 2001.
Gregory Corso letters and poems
Poems and letters from American poet Gregory Corso.
J. V. Cunningham correspondence
Correspondence between J. V. (James Vincent) Cunningham and Lewis Turco and Roger Dickinson-Brown, consisting of one letter from Turco, three letters to Turco from Cunningham, and two letters written by Cunningham to Dickinson-Brown.
John Digby papers supplement
At three : poem
American poet and novelist Stephen Dobyns submitted this poem, "At Three," for a class taught by Marvin Bell at the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.
Edward Dorn letters and poems
Three letters and four poems written by American poet Edward Dorn.
Larry Eigner letters and poems
One typed card, one typed letter, and fifteen typed poems written by American poet Larry Eigner.
Paul Engle letters and enclosures to Alex Williams
American poet Paul Engle (1908-1991) wrote to Canadian book collector Alex Williams regarding his published poems and frequently enclosed copies of his privately printed work.
Brian C. Felder small press poetry archive
Frankenstein : a play for children in six scenes : typescript
Typescript photocopy of Edward Field's play, Frankenstein: a play for children in six scenes, which was sent to Jack Gottlieb, as well as photocopies of two letters from Field to Gottlieb and one letter from Gottlieb to Field.
Edward Field papers
The Edward Field papers consist of twenty-one linear feet of the personal and literary papers which document the life and writing career of American writer and poet Edward Field (b. 1924) from 1943–1994.
Edward Field letters to Ilse-Margret Vogel
The Edward Field letters to Ilse-Margret Vogel comprise seventeen items roughly spanning the dates between 1992 and 2000, documenting the literary friendship between American poet, novelist, and editor Field and German author and illustrator Vogel. Material includes correspondence with a variety of enclosures, including manuscripts, clippings, notes, and advertisements.