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Edward Dorn letters and poems
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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 associated with the college have often been grouped together as the "Black Mountain poets," Dorn has suggested: "I think I'm rightly associated with the Black Mountain “school,” not because of the way I write, but because I was there." Dorn's most influential and highly acclaimed work was the four-volume epic poem,
Slinger, which evolved from his earlier poem, "An Idle Visitation." Edward Dorn died December 10, 1999 in Denver, Colorado."Edward Dorn." Contemporary Authors Online (reproduced in Biography Resource Center). http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioR (accessed June 2008).
The three letters written by Edward Dorn are addressed to Clarence Major, Dave Schaff, and Louis Rowan. Additionally there are four poems (two of which are on a single sheet), titled "Nature their passing bell: an atonement," "A Vague Love," "Another Vague Love," and "In the Shadow."
The letters are arranged in chronological order, followed by the four poems, all written in May 1966.
Box 55, F0823: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Purchase, April 2008.
Processed and encoded by Anita Wellner, June 2008. Further encoded by George Apodaca, October 2015.
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- 2008 June 9
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One handwritten letter written by poet Edward Dorn to Clarence Major. sending poems and mentioning Robert Creeley and Stuart Perkoff.
Physical Description1 item (1 leaf)
One handwritten letter written by poet Edward Dorn to Dave Schaff, sending poems as suggested by LeRoi Jones. Includes an envelope and a self-address return envelope.
Physical Description1 item (1 leaf)
One handwritten letter written by poet Edward Dorn to Louis Rowan regarding recent travels and future plans.
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One typescript poem written by Edward Dorn signed and labeled: "Essex/May '66".
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One typescript poem written by Edward Dorn signed and labeled "Colchester May 1966".
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One typescript poem written by Edward Dorn signed and labeled "May/1966 Colchester, Essex". This poem is on the same page with the poem, "In the Shadow."
Physical Description1 item (1 leaf)
One typescript poem written by Edward Dorn signed and labeled "May/1966 Colchester, Essex". This poem is on the same page with the poem, "Another Vague Love."
Physical Description1 item (1 leaf)