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Book Condition: Used One typed letter missing the first page. Near Fine
Seller: Charles Agvent

United States
About Item: Hamden, CT, 1974 - 1977. Letters. One typed letter missing the first page. Near Fine. Four handwritten letters and four typed letters, all SIGNED variously in full or as "Al," on different stationery, all addressed to "Mr. MacLeish," totaling 15 pages. Poulin covers much ground including his open-heart surgery, a proposed anthology of American poetry to coincide with the Bicentennial (Poulin had edited the 1971 anthology CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY), discussion of various forthcoming BOA publications including W. D. Snodgrass's THE FÜHRER BUNKER and Anthony Piccione's ANCHOR DRAGGING for which MacLeish wrote the foreword, comments on what it means to be a poet and the State University of New York at Brockport's The Writer's Forum series (Poulin taught there), as well as much else including MacLeish's effect on Poulin: "I hope you know that you continue to be a profound influence on many of us here-- we who continue to envy your serenity and wisdom and humanity and artistry. Increasingly I believe… Read More
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