American poetry broadsides collection from the Grolier Poetry Book Shop

Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013

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Seamus Heaney, poet, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in April 1939, the eldest of nine children. His father owned and worked a small farm in County Derry in Northern Ireland. At the age of twelve he won a scholarship to St. Columb's College, a Catholic boarding school situated in the city of Derry, From 1957 he lived in Belfast, moving in 1972 to the Irish Republic, where he now lives. His poems first came to public attention in the mid-1960s when he was active as one of a gro...

Harrison, Jimmy, 1900-1931

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Jim Harrison, Wesley Strick and Elaine May, screenwriters. From the description of Wolf : screenplay, 1992, October 6 - December 16. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517728 Jim Harrison, screenwriter. From the description of Wolf project : screenplay, 1991, August 14. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517724 ...

Solano, Louisa

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Copper Canyon Press

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Copper Canyon Press (CCP), a nonprofit publishing company, was founded in 1972 by Sam Hamill, poet and translator, and Holly (Tree) Swenson, book designer, in Denver, CO. In 1974 Hamill and Swenson relocated the company to Port Townsend, WA. They established the press to publish poetry exclusively, within the tradition of serious literary publishing. Their first titles were printed from hand-set type on antique letterpresses, but they soon began publishing more-affordable trade books. ...

McCord, David Thompson Watson, 1897-1997

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David Thompson Watson McCord (1897-1997), noted poet and essayist, was graduated from Harvard College in 1921. He earned a masters degree in 1922, and in 1956 he was awarded Harvard's first honorary doctorate of humane letters. Well-known for his literary and humorous approach to fundraising, McCord served as Executive Director of the Harvard Fund from 1925 until his retirement in 1962 and was editor of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin from 1940 to 1946. From the description of Papers of ...

Grenier, Robert W.

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William B. Ewert, Publisher

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Kenyon, Jane

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Hall, Donald, 1928-....

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Hall is an American poet, essayist, and teacher. From the description of Compositions 1962. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122609338 From the description of Papers, 1956-1965. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122357326 From the guide to the Donald Hall papers, 1956-1965., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) From the guide to the Compositions, 1962., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard Universit...

Pym-Randall Press

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Fabilli, Mary

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Poet and artist Mary Fabilli was born Amalia Elisa Fabiilli on Feb. 16, 1914 (the extra "i" was removed from her last name when the family moved to the United States from Italy). While attending UC Berkeley, she joined the community of San Francisco and Berkeley poets around Kenneth Rexroth, Robert Duncan and others. Fabilli was married to poet William Everson in 1949 until they agreed to separate and he joined the Dominican Order as a lay brother in 1951 taking the name Brother Antonius. Mary F...

Okeanos Press

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White Pine Press

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Sun Hill Press

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Toothpaste Press

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Private press founded and operated by Allan and Cinda Kornblum in West Branch, Iowa. It was dedicated to the fine letterpress publishing of literary books. In 1984, the press moved to Minneapolis and changed its name to Coffee House Press. From the description of Records of the Toothpaste/Coffee House Press, 1970-1984. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 219720186 Private press operated by Allan and Cinda Kornblum in West Branch, Iowa. From the de...

Grolier Poetry Book Shop

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Cornish, Samuel E. (Samuel Eli), 1795?-1858

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Ferguson Press (Cambridge, Mass.)

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Sarton, May, 1912-1995

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By Source, Fair use, Link May Sarton (May 3, 1912-July 16, 1995), poet and novelist, was born Elanore Marie Sarton in Wondelgem, Belgium, the daughter of George Sarton, a noted historian of science, and Eleanor Mabel Elwes, an English portrait painter and designer. Sarton moved with her parents to England, and in 1916 the family immigrated to the United States. All three became naturalized Americans in 1924, by which time Sarton's name had been Americanized to Eleanor May. Sart...

Pomegranate Press

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The Pomegranate Press was founded on the idea of a small independent press that could publish select editions of previously unpublished poems. Publications ranged from broadsides to small books. From the description of Pomegranate Press archives, 1972-1981. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 34242082 ...

Mazur, Michael P.

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Pinsky, Robert

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American poet and literary critic, was born in 1940 in New Jersey. He studied English at Rutgers University (BA, 1962) and Stanford Univeristy (MA and PhD, 1967). He has taught at the University of Chicago (1966-67), Wellesley College (1967-1980), and the Univeristy of California, Berkeley, (1980-present). Since 1979 he has been poetry editor for The new republic. From the description of Robert Pinsky papers, circa 1960-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 462019356 ...

Heyeck, Robin

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Bronk, William

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED American poet; born in 1918 in Fort Edward, N.Y. and was the author of more than 15 books of poems and essays and a winner of the American Book Award in 1982. William Bronk died on 22 Feb 1999. From the guide to the William Bronk Papers, 1908-1999., (Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library, ) Poet and 1982 winner of the American Book Award. From the description of William Bronk papers, 1939-1995 1961-1986. (Manchester City Library)....

Sanchez, Thomas.

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Hamill, Sam

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Poet, author, and founding editor of Copper Canyon Press. From the description of Papers, 1972-2001 (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 60588210 Founder of the Copper Canyon Press. From the description of Sam Hamill oral history, 2009 Nov. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 703257694 Poet, editor, translator, and essayist. Full name: Sam Patrick Hamill; b. 1943. From the description of American voices: poems for the White House...

Truck Press

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Terranova, Elaine

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Seibert, Robert F.

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