Letter 1899, Oct. 21, New York City to Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island / New York Journal. 1899.

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Letter 1899, Oct. 21, New York City to Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island / New York Journal. 1899.

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Mr. Block tells Mr. Markham not send all of his poems in at one time. He cannot afford to have him spend so much time on them for $60.00 a week. He says that he hasn't heard from him for awhile and the price is rapidly growing. He is aware that there wasn't set time limit. The idea was to get the best poem possible, written in the quickest time period. He then goes on to set up a time schedule for the poems to be sent in. Also they are losing valuable time by not publishing any of his poems, since his book is still gaining popularity. Then he tells him not to send the "Mammon" poem for now. He would also like to meet with him this week.

3 p. on 3 leaves ; 11-15 cm.

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Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940

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California poet. Raised near Vacaville, became a schoolteacher in Coloma and later in Oakland. Became famous overnight with publication of "The Man with a Hoe," his protest against brutalization of labor, in "San Francisco Examiner" (January 15, 1899). Following this success Markham moved to New York where he scored another triumph with "Lincoln and Other Poems" (1901). He became a well-known reader of his own poems and lecturer of idealistic views, but his creative output for remainder of life ...

Block, Rudolph, 1870-1940.

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