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VII. Poetry. [series]:
(301 items.)
Scope: Consists of auto and ts drafts of poems by Smith, arranged
alphabetically, not included in material toward books.
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After the poetry reading
[poem].
(Auto. 1p.) |
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All across the USA (f1)
[poem].
(Auto. 1p.) |
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Allous voir [poem] 1983:
April 23.
(TsS, Auto. 2 drafts, 2p.) |
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American primitive [poem]
(Ts(x). 1p. Tulip & quail in autumn [poem] on
recto.) |
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Anniversary hymn [poem]
(Ts, Auto, Ts(cb). 7 drafts, 9p. 2 drafts titled
Anniversary anthem.) |
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The arrow [poem]
(Ts, Auto. 2 drafts, 2p. published in The Tin Can.) |
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At Delphi [poem] 1974:
November 19.
(Auto. 5p.) |
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Attendant [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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Ballad from Bedlam [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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Ballad of the lady quid-pro-quo
[poem]
(Ts, Auto. 16p. published in The
Tin Can.) |
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Barber, wartime [poem]
(Ts. 2 drafts, 2p. published in The Tin Can.) |
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The beat generation [poem]
(Auto. 1p. on recto of A grey day [poem].) |
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Birthday poem for dan Kummerfeld
[poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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Brooklyn Bridge [poem]
(Ts(x)S. 1p.) |
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Capidon [poem]
(Ts. 1p. published in Poems
(1947).) |
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The centaurs
[poem] [1935].
(Auto. 1p. corrections made by Tennessee
Williams.) |
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Chigroes-a rebuttal [poem]
(Ts. 1p. filed in Ser XI with Chigroes, ms. by Allen
Tate.) |
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A clerihew for Erskine Caldwell on his
eightieth birthday
[poem] [1983].
(AutoS. 1p.) |
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The closing of the rodeo
[poem]
(Ts. 1p. published in Poems
(1947).) |
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Colloquy on the coast road
[poem]
(Auto. 2p.) |
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The dark night of Madison Avenue
[poem]
(Auto. 4p. Philip Wylie [poem] on verso.) |
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Dark Valentine [poem]
(Ts. 3p. corrected galley proof.) |
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Deep down [poem]
(Auto. 1p. on recto of Taking a train to Boston
[poem].) |
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The descent of Orpheus
[poem]
(Ts, Auto. 8 drafts, 10p. 1 draft titled For my
brother's son..) |
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The dolphins [poem]
(TsS. 1p.) |
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Don Giovanni in Campagna
[poem] [1954].
(Ts. 2 drafts, 2p. published in Poems 1947-1957 by Accent, 1 draft titled Don
Juan.) |
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Early supper [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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The Easter parade [poem]
(TsS. 1p. to be published in 1985 in anthology of
Easter poems.) |
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The Easter parade [poem]
(Ts(cb)S, Auto. 2 drafts, 2p. Enc.: 2 pieces of
correspondence with Myra C. Livingston.) |
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Elegy [poem]
(Ts. 1p. published in Celebration
at Dark.) |
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Elegy for a young actor
[poem]
(Ts, Ts(x)S. 2 drafts, 4p. published in The Traveler's Tree.) |
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Even in your grave [poem]
(AutoS. 1p.) |
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The failure of power
[poem]
(Ts. 1p. published as Miserere in Celebration at Dark.) |
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A few minutes before sunset
[poem]
(Ts. 1p. published in Celebration
at Dark.) |
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Fishing for Albacore
[poem]
(Auto, Ts, Ts(cb), Ts(x). 5 drafts, 42p. published in
Poetry; enc.: notes, fishing
brochures, ticket stubs.) |
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Flight of the one-eyed bat
[poem] 1956: September
24.
(Ts. 1p. published in The New
Republic.) |
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The floor and the ceiling
[poem] [1955].
(Ts. 1p. published in Humorous
Poetry for Children, ed. William Cole (New York: World
Publishing Co., 1955).) |
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For Gregory on his twenty-first birthday
[poem]
(Auto. 3 drafts, 14p.) |
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For Katherine Garrison Chapin on her birthday
[poem]
(Auto. 2p.) |
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For Louis Untermeyer on his eightieth birthday [poem].
1965: October 1.
(AutoS. 1p. inscribed to Untermeyer.) |
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For Sonja on her sixtieth birthday
[poem]. 1983: April 23.
(TsS, Auto. 2 drafts, 2p.) |
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From the bottle release the jinn
[poem]
(Ts(cb)S. 1p.) |
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Girl in glass [poem]
(Auto. 4p. published in Celebration at Dark.) |
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Goldfish [poem]
(Auto. 1p. on recto of A grey day [poem].) |
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A green place [poem] 1957:
April.
(Ts. 1p. published in Poetry.) |
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A grey day [poem]
(Auto. 2 drafts, 2p. The beat generation [poem] and
Goldfish [poem] on recto of 1 draft; enc.: 3 poems with same
title, apparently written by someone else.) |
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A handbook for handmaidens
[poem]
(Auto. 1p. filed on verso of Highland Fling.) |
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A highland fling [poem]
(Auto. 1p. A handbook for handmaidens [poem] on
verso.) |
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Hoff to Zanzibar [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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Hollywood brand [poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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How do you do, Miss Riley? (f1)
[poem]
(AutoS. 1p.) |
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How sad to know Mr. Cahoon
[poem]
(Auto. 2p. filed in Ser I.1.a with letter from Herbert
Cahoon, 1957:Oct 22.) |
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Hull Bay, St. Thomas
[poem] 1970: January 10.
(Ts. 2p. Enc.: letter from editors of The New Yorker, 1974:Apr 2.) |
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Hull Bay, St. Thomas
[poem]
(Ts, Auto. 7 drafts, 18p. published in The New Yorker, 3 drafts title Pelicans,
Hull Bay, St. Thomas; enc.: draft AL from Smith to Howard
Moss.) |
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Hull Bay, St. Thomas
[poem]
(Ts(cb). 1p. filed in Ser I.1.a with letter to Howard
Moss, 1956:Oct 10.) |
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I got your pome (unsigned) circulatin' the
idle and obscene rumor (f1) [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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The idiot beneath the El
[poem] 1948: August.
(Ts, Auto. 8 drafts, 8p. published in The Tin CAn.) |
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In memoriam Wallace Stevens 1957: April.
(Ts. 1p. published in Poetry.) |
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Into light the world is turning (f1)
[poem]
(Auto. 2p.) |
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Journey to the Dead Sea
[poem]
(Auto, Ts, Ts(x), Ts(x)S. 10 drafts, 101p. Enc.: notes,
clipping, copy of Ariel (no. 27,.
1970) and TLS(x) from Robert Penn Warren, 1979:June
4.) |
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The key
[poem] [1982].
(Auto, Ts, Ts(cb). 13 drafts, 18p. written for 1982
Children's Book Council 1982 Book Week and published as a
bookmark. Some drafts titled Open a book, Get; enc.: 7 pieces of
correspondence between Christine Stawicki of the Book Council
and Smith.) |
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La cousine pour tous
[poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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The lady in Orange County
[poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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Letter [poem] 1957:
April.
(Ts. 1p. published in Poetry.) |
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Limmerick [poem]
(Ts(x). 1p.) |
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Lion
[poem] 1956.
(Ts. 1p. published in The
Virginia Ouarterly Review.) |
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The listener [poem] 1984:
April 13.
(Ts, Auto. 5 drafts, 31p. Enc.: signed photocopy of
printed poem and Ts(cb) from Smith to Stuart Wright of Palemon
Press, Ltd., 1984 Jan 17.) |
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Literary business [poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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Lithe invasion: sonnets [poetry
collection]
(TsS. 33p.) |
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London [poem]
(Ts. 4 drafts, 4p. published in Celebration at Dark.) |
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Love birds [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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The merchants enter paradise
[poem]
(Ts. 3 drafts, 3p. 1 draft titled Persian
miniature.) |
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The meridian [poem]
(Ts. 1p. published as Three in Poems 1947-1957.) |
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A message from Gertrude Stein
[poem]
(Ts(cb)S. 1p.) |
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Middle of the road [poem]
(Auto. 1p. Summer solstice [poem by Smith on
verso.) |
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Miserere [poem]
(Ts. 1p. published in Poems
1947-1957.) |
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Morels
[poem] [1964].
(Auto, Ts, Ts(x). 5 drafts, 12p. published in The New Yorker; enc.: clipping and 3
letters from The New
Yorker.) |
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Morning at Armhem [poem]
(Ts, Auto. 5 drafts, 11p.) |
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Mr. Smith
[poem] [1956].
(Ts, TsS. 3 drafts, 3p. published in The New Yorker.) |
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Mr. Smith [poem]
(Ts. 2 drafts, 2p. filed in Ser I.l.a with letter to
Howard Moss, 1955:Dec 15.) |
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Mushrooming [poem]
(AutoS. 1p.) |
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The northern lights [poem]
(Ts. 7p. published in The Tin
Can.) |
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Nukuhiva [poem]
(Ts, Auto. 2 drafts, 10p. published in Celebration at Dark.) |
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An observation [poem]
(Ts. 2p. published in The Tin
Can.) |
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On the opening of the Katherine Anne Porter
room at the University of Maryland [poem]
(Ts, Auto. 2 drafts, 2p.) |
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Oxford doggerel
[poem] [1983].
(Auto. 3 drafts, 21p. published in The Ameirican Oxonian, Fall 1983 and
Bennett Hall Review, April 1984;
enc.: 1 signed copy and 1 mock-up of Bennett Hall Review, and a galley and
xerox of galley, signed.) |
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A parable [poem] 1955:
October.
(Ts. 1p. published in Poetry.) |
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The park in Milan [poem]
(Auto. 2 drafts, 4p.) |
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A pavane for the nursery
[poem]
(Ts. 2 drafts, 4p. published in Poems 1947-1957.) |
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The peacock of Java [notes for a
poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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Petits chevaux: the twenties
[poem]
(Auto. 2p. published in The New
Republic.) |
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Philip Wylie [poem]
(Ts, Auto. 1p. filed on verso of The dark night of
Madison Avenue.) |
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A picture of her bones
[poem]
(Ts, Auto. 3 drafts, 4p.) |
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Poem [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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Poem near Pearl Harbor
[poem]
(Ts. 2p. published in Poetry.) |
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Quail in Autumn [poem]
(Ts, Ts(x). 3 drafts, 2p. 1 copy filed on recto of 1
draft of American primitive [poem].) |
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Reunion [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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Robert Frost: the road taken
[poem] 1957: June.
(Ts. 1p. published in The Beloit
Poetry Journal.) |
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Robert Frost: the road taken
[poem]
(Auto. 1p. filed in Ser I.l.a with letter to Frost,
1960:Oct 20.) |
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A room in the villa
[poem] 1956: January 7.
(Ts. 1p. published in The New
Yorker.) |
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A rose for Katherine Anne Porter
[notes for a poem]
(Auto. 6p.) |
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A rose for Katherine Anne Porter
[poem] 1965: May 15.
(Auto. 3p.) |
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The seashore [poem]
(Ts. 4 drafts, 4p. published as Marine in Celebration at Dark.) |
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Slave bracelets [poem]
(Ts. 3p.) |
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Sometimes Grace Schulman (f1)
[poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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[St. Patrick's Day poem] [poem]
(Auto. 2p.) |
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Story teller [poem]
(Auto. 4p.) |
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Summer solstice [poem]
(Auto. 1p. on recto of Taking a train to Boston
[poem].) |
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Summertime [poem]
(Ts. 2 drafts, 2p.) |
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Taking a train to Boston
[poem]
(Auto. 2 drafts, 2p. Deep down [poem] and Summer
solstice [poem] on verso.) |
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The tempest [poem]
(Ts. 2p. published in The Tin
Can.) |
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The ten [poem] 1956: April
30.
(Ts. 1p. published in The New
Yorker.) |
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There was an old lady named Crockett
(f1) [poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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To Celeste on her eightieth birthday
[poem]
(Ts, Auto. 5 drafts, 5p.) |
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To Helen Crescent: an answer to her answer
[poem]
(Ts(cb). 1p.) |
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To Hubert Creekmore [poem]
(Ts, Auto. 4 drafts, 7p.) |
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To the poet of Park Avenue
[poem]
(TsS. 1p.) |
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To the runner on Dadwells Road
[poem] [1981].
(TsS. 1p. for Richard Wilbur on his 60th birthday,
inscribed to Wilbur.) |
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A toast [poem] 1983: January
30.
(Auto, TsS, Ts(x). 3 drafts, 4p. 1 draft is French
translation of the poem by Smith.) |
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A toast to a swinger
[poem]
(Ts. 2 drafts, 2p.) |
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A toast to Frank MacShane
[poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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A toast to Jack and Linda
[poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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A toast to Randall Sawyer on her departure
from Hollins [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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The traveler's tree [poem]
(TsS, Ts(x). 5 drafts, 8p. published in The Traveler's Tree.) |
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The traveler's tree [poem]
(Ts(x)S. 1p.) |
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The trip to Meng Island
[poem]
(Ts. 1p. published in Poetry.) |
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Tulip [poem] 1954:
January.
(Ts, Ts(x). 2 drafts, 1p. 1 copy filed on recto of
American primitive [poem].) |
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A tune for the teletype
[poem]
(Auto, Ts. 1p. published in The
Tin CAn.) |
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Venice in the fog
[poem] [1973].
(Auto, Ts, Ts(cb). 5 drafts, 21p. published in The New York Times, 1973: Apr 15; enc.:
clipping and signed copy of published poem.) |
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Vision at twilight
[poem] 1955: October.
(Ts. 1p. 1 copy filed on recto of American primitive
[poem].) |
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A visit to the mayor
[poem]
(Ts(x). 2p.) |
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Walking-stick bird [poem]
(Ts. 1p. published in Mr.
Smith and Other
Nonsense.) |
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What great event draws us together?
(f1) [poem]
(Auto. 2p.) |
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What train will come?
[poem]
(Auto, Ts, Ts(cb), Ts(x). 13 drafts, 43p. published in
The New Republic; enc.: notes and
clippings.) |
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When Senator Muskie came out of Maine
(f1) [poem]
(Auto. 1p.) |
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Where the rivers meet
[poem] [1962].
(Auto, Ts, Ts(cb). 15 drafts, 42p. written for
inauguration of Thomas H. Eliot as Chancelor of Washington
University.) |
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William Jay [poem]
(Ts. 1p. typewriter picture on recto.) |
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Winter morning
[poem] [1967].
(Auto, Ts, Ts(cb). 8 drafts, 9p. 2 drafts are titled
Winter wind, 1 draft is tear sheet with auto revision of title
from All night the wind swept over the house; enc.: TLS from
Howard Moss.) |
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The wooing lady [poem]
(Ts. 2 drafts, 2p.) |
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The world below the window
[poem]
(Ts. 1p. filed in Ser I.1.a with letter to Howard Moss,
1956:Oct 10.) |
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The yes man in the mirror at last says no
(f1) [poem]
(Ts. 1p.) |
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Vermont legislature
[poem] [1976].
(Auto. 1p.) |
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A young sculptor, welding
[poem] 1984: September
21.
(Ts, Auto. 5 drafts, 18p.) |
