Peter Viereck letter to Louis Untermeyer and papers, 1942-1951.

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Peter Viereck letter to Louis Untermeyer and papers, 1942-1951.

The collection consists of a typewritten letter to Louis Untermeyer, nine reviews or announcements of Viereck's activities, and thirteen examples of his work, in the form of offprints, magazine articles, and newspaper clippings. The letter to Untermeyer includes personal news, plus an editorial suggestion relating to the printing of his poem, Poet. Also includes announcements of readings, publications, conferences, reactions to Viereck's work, essays by Viereck on poetry and polemics, including two 1951 issues of the Saturday Review, all sent by Viereck to Philip Allison Shelley.

23 items.

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Viereck, Peter, 1916-2006

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Peter Viereck (1916-2006) was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, and a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College. From the guide to the Peter Viereck Manuscripts, 1963-1965, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) Peter Viereck is an accomplished American poet, historian, and scholar. His verse features a unique gift for rhyme, lyricism, and an almost metaphysical infatuation with ideas. His combination of traditional forms with intelle...

Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977

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Louis Untermeyer was a noted author, editor, and translator. His tastes were eclectic, and his friendships many; he produced more than one hundred books, and volumes of letters. His numerous poetry anthologies have helped introduce verse to generations of schoolchildren. From the description of Heinrich Heine, paradox and poet, 1936. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 56550722 From the description of Louis Untermeyer letter to Judith Wright McKinn...