Cid Corman Letters to Frank Samperi, 1972-1975.

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Cid Corman Letters to Frank Samperi, 1972-1975.

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The collection contains 120 typescript letters to Frank Samperi written by Cid Corman, from 1972 to 1975, while Corman was in Japan. The letters discuss poetry journals and presses as well as the demands of writing and editing for publication. Also described are Corman's philosophy, support for Samperi, comments upon the works both were reading at the time, and upon current events, such as Nixon and the Vietnam War. Specific works of Corman's are also mentioned including his essay, Prefiguration, and The Gist of Origin, 1951-1971: an anthology, edited by Corman.

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University of California, Davis, Shields Library

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University of California, Davis, Shields Library

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University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.

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Biography Biographical Narrative Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 - May 5, 1902) was a short story writer, poet, and novelist. At the height of his career he was considered one of the best-known American writers of the nineteenth century. He held a variety of jobs during his early years. In Brooklyn until 1854, he worked in a lawyer's office and a counting house; later in San Francisco from 1854-64, he work...

Samperi, Frank

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Corman, Cid

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American poet and editor of the small magazine Origin. From the description of Letters : Dorchester, Massachusetts, to Mr. & Mrs. Kirgo, 1951 May 8-July 9. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 32415686 Highly prolific poet, translator, and prose writer, Cid Corman was born in Boston in 1924. He enrolled as an undergraduate at Tufts University in 1941, graduating in 1945. He completed post-graduate work at the University of Michigan and the Universit...

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