Peter Shneidre papers, 1974-2007.

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Peter Shneidre papers, 1974-2007.

Collection contains the records of the small press publisher Illuminati Press and the three poetry periodicals Peter Shneidre ran--Nude Erections, Orpheus and Marilyn. Records consist of correspondence, galleys, proofs, published works and administrative files. Also included are a few audiocassette recordings of poetry events and documents pertaining to the productions of the Los Angeles Poetry Theatre in the early 1980s.

12.92 linear ft. (10 boxes)

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Lifshin, Lyn

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Lifshin was born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1942 and published her first book of verse in 1968. Since then Lifshin has published over 40 books of poetry and several anthologies. Her focus is on feminism and the institution of marriage. From the description of Papers, 1970-1986. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122618418 ...

Braverman, Kate

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Gray, Janet Sinclair, 1948-

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Illuminati Press

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Biographical Note Peter Shneidre, born in 1950, grew up in Claremont, California, and moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA in the 1970s. In 1974, Shneidre began publishing small books of poetry and a year later he started Marilyn: The Magazine of Poems with his longtime friend Jeff Powers. After closing down Marilyn in 1978, Shneidre began to collect poetry for his first solo venture, the magazine Orpheus (1980-1983). In 1981, Shneidre began t...

Shneidre, Peter, 1950-2007

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Peter Shneidre, born in 1950, grew up in Claremont, California, and moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA in the 1970s. In 1974, Shneidre began publishing small books of poetry and a year later he started Marilyn: The Magazine of Poems with his longtime friend Jeff Powers. After closing down Marilyn in 1978, Shneidre began to collect poetry for his first solo venture, the magazine Orpheus (1980-1983). In 1981, Shneidre began the influential small press, Illuminati Press, which published approximat...