Tom Raworth papers, 1964-1977.

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Tom Raworth papers, 1964-1977.

Manuscripts of writings, notebooks, and correspondence, including information relating to Raworth's activities as publisher of Matrix Press, Outburst magazine, and Goliard Press (with Barry Hall) and his association with American poet Charles Olson. Includes extensive correspondence with Ed Dorn. The bulk of the collection dates from 1972 to 1977.

9.1 linear ft.

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Raworth, Tom.

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Poet and publisher, of London, England; b. 1938. From the description of Papers, ca. 1960-1978. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28420230 British poet. From the description of Poetry manuscripts : signed typescripts, 1972 February 26 / Tom Raworth. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 18447228 Tom Raworth was born and grew up in London. During the 1970s he travelled and worked in the United States and Mexico, returni...

Matrix Press

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Dorn, Edward

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Poet, novelist, and translator; b. 1929. From the description of Edward Dorn papers, 1956-1993. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28417585 Author. From the description of Letters 1959-1965. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 702669723 American poet Edward Dorn was born April 2, 1929 in Villa Grove, Illinois. Edward Dorn attended Black Mountain College in North Carolina for several years, receiving a BA in 1954. Although poets associ...

Goliard Press

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The Goliard Press is now a subsidiary of Jonathan Cape, Ltd. From the description of Goliard Press records, 1961-1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 467178231 ...

Hall, Barry

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Olson, Charles, 1910-1970

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Charles Olson, the leading voice of the Black Mountain poets, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was a notable student at Wesleyan University, where his groundbreaking work on Herman Melville evolved into the highly praised monograph, Call Me Ishmael. Inspired by Franklin Roosevelt, Olson worked his way up through the Democratic Party, but quit after Roosevelt's death, and began a brilliant career as a writer and educator. His manifesto, Projective Verse, influenced a generation of poets ...