Kay Boyle letters and poems, 1935-1975.

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Kay Boyle letters and poems, 1935-1975.

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The collection contains a letter to Harry Hansen, 15 December 1935, about the collection of O'Henry prize stories; letter to Pach Brothers photographers, 15 February 1958, arranging to have her photo taken. Boyle writes to Wesley Hartley, 21 July 1957, thanking him for his letter noting that he is using her story, "The Crazy Hunter," in his high school classes, sending him a copy of the new paperback edition containing this story, and tells him she advises her college students to join the Merchant Marine if they want to be writers as "a college education spells a young writer's doom." Letters to Barbara Turner at Contact, 1960-1961, responding positively to providing a recipe for Turner's book, Artists' and writers' cookbook, and mentioning art work by Marcel Duchamp and Arthur Deshaies. Letter to Mr. Cohen, 10 December 1965, about receiving the galley proofs of John Ashbery's new book of poems; and letters to Doug Palmer, 1973-1975, about his poems, poetry readings she will do for him, and including copies of two of her poems, "A postscript for Katherine Anne" [Porter] and "A poem for the students of Greece." Also, includes typescript signed poem, "Thunderstorm in South Dakota."

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Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was an American avant garde writer and poet. She lived in San Francisco, Newark, Delaware, and Rowayton, Connecticut, when she wrote these letters. From the description of Kay Boyle letters and poems, 1935-1975. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 33890909 Kay Boyle was an American essayist, novelist, short-story writer, translator, essayist, and translator. From the description of Kay Boyle collection of papers, 1...

Pach Brothers

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Palmer, Doug

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Hansen, Harry, 1884-1977

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