Letters (10) : Peas Island, Charleston, South Carolina, and Duval County Jail, Jacksonville, Florida, to Alexander Jensen Yow, 1956-57.

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Letters (10) : Peas Island, Charleston, South Carolina, and Duval County Jail, Jacksonville, Florida, to Alexander Jensen Yow, 1956-57.

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Item 1 is Blake's response to Yow's letter (not present) apparently introducing himself to Blake and commenting on the Paris Review publication of Blake's prison letters. The first three letters are written from an island off South Carolina and discuss Blake's writing, jazz piano playing, and love affairs. The remainder of the letters are written from Duval County Jail, Florida, where Blake was awaiting trial for charges he described as "Breaking & Entry and Grand Larceny," and include descriptions of prison life, books he is reading, his writing, and a defense of homosexual love.

10 items (37 p.) ; 27.8 cm. + with envelopes.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Blake, James, 1922-1979

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American author and jazz pianist. From the description of Letters (10) : Peas Island, Charleston, South Carolina, and Duval County Jail, Jacksonville, Florida, to Alexander Jensen Yow, 1956-57. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270902436 ...

Yow, Alexander Jensen.

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