Armand Schwerner Papers, 1945-1999

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Armand Schwerner Papers, 1945-1999

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Papers of Armand Schwerner, poet, performance artist, musician, translator, editor, andprofessor of literature. Schwerner is best known for his long serial poem entitled "TheTablets." The papers contain correspondence, drafts of published and unpublished poetryand prose, journals, notes, translations, reviews, and editorial work. Schwerner'sreadings and performances are represented by flyers, text, photographs, and audio andvideorecordings. Also included are drafts of writings of others and subject files relatedhis interest in Buddhism, and various biographical documents. The papers are arranged in thirteen series: 1) BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIALS, 2) CORRESPONDENCE,3) WRITINGS BY SCHWERNER, 4) PERFORMANCES AND READINGS, 5) INTERVIEWS WITH SCHWERNER/CRITICISM OF SCHWERNER, 6) TEACHING MATERIALS, 7) CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS, 8) WRITINGSOF OTHERS, 9) SUBJECT FILES, 10) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, 11) PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILMS, 12)RECORDINGS, and 13) ORIGINALS OF PRESERVATION PHOTOCOPIES.

32.70 linear feet; (73 archives boxes, 12 card file boxesand 9 oversize folders)

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Mandeville Special Collections Library

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Schwerner, Armand

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Papers of a well-known performance poet associated with experimental poetry in the New York City area from the mid-1960s to mid-1990s. Educated at Cornell and Columbia universities, Schwerner is the author of nine works of poetry, the most critically famous being The tablets, a serial long poem written over two decades. Schwerner's work is celebrated for its formal innovations and adaptation of chance writing strategies. Schwerner died in February 1999. From the description of Armand...