Diane Wakoski letters to John Martin, 1970-1998.

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Diane Wakoski letters to John Martin, 1970-1998.

Letters from Wakoski to her friend and publisher, John Martin (of Black Sparrow Press) cover a variety of topics, including: progress of her poetry; teaching; arguments with friends; art pottery; gambling; and movies. The letters also contain drafts of poems, photographs, and copies of letters to Wakoski (including items from Martin and from Clayton Eshleman).

0.42 linear ft. (1 box)

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Eshleman, Clayton

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Clayton Eshleman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1935. He earned a B.A. in philosophy and an M.A. in creative writing, both from Indiana University. He is the author of numerous collections of poetry and prose, including Under World Arrest (1994), Companion Spider (2002), An Alchemist with One Eye on the Fire (2006), and Reciprocal Distillations (2007), and has translated the work of César Vallejo and Aimé Césaire, among others. He founded and edited the literary magazines Caterpillar (196...

Wakoski, Diane.

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Poet. From the description of Letters, 1984-1996. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 47287823 American poet. From the description of Papers, 1959-[ongoing] (bulk 1959-1978) (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 28318855 Diane Wakoski (b. 1937), American poet and teacher. From the description of Diane Wakoski poems, 1971-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702199357 From the description of Diane Wakoski letters to John ...

Martin, John T.

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Dr. John Martin was an officer in the United States Army during World War II. He served in France after the Normandy invasion and throughout the European campaign until Germany surrendered. From the description of Papers, [194-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122562448 John Martin is editor/publisher of Black Sparrow Press. William Young was the owner of Sans Souci Press (William Young and Company, Beacon Hill Booksellers, Cambridge, Massachusetts). From the de...

Black Sparrow Press

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In 1966, John Martin began the Black Sparrow Press in California. Initially Black Sparrow published avant garde poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction, primarily by West coast authors, many of whom had been rejected by the East Coast publishing houses. Publishing 12-15 books a year, Black Sparrow Press has printed more than 500 titles to date. In 1986, Martin moved the press from Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa, Calif. From the description of Records, 1967-1976. (University of New Mexi...