Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991

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"And to tell in the latter connection that I was moved to think of Schuyler's daughter Maria who has had active interest in dancing (at a time going classes in it), and in teaching the young -"

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"It's hard for me to sum this year - there has been much difficulty in it, much work-"

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"I have not yet finished my work on language. A small work of mine was published this fall in England, and will be published in this country in the spring. It has been important for both Schuyler and me, but there is other work owed from the quarter."

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"Your Christmas time word brought you close: it was a visit. Yes, what to do is a question one must be asking and answering at the same time. There is a spirit in this that can bring this and that and the other doing into one sense, join the answers into one answer."

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"Here, Beauty is a threatened commodity. I am fortunate in this place (of ours) set apart, though in the little town's midst - but it being local road & U.S. Highway II,..."

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"Two books that were published in England have been published here in the autumn, one a little Selected Poems (Norten), the other a new writing of mine..."

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"I am rather hurrying to send this note because of your word as to your not having received an ordered book - you said 'book'; but I have wondered if you meant the issue of the magazine that was announced for fall, and is not out yet."

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"I am rather tired, after a year of complicated preoccupation, and doing work, my work, has gone on, yes; and more lies ahead."

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"The publication of mine mentioned is not a new collection of poems, but, simply, a ned edition of the collection of 1939 - the final collection: I wrote no more poems after that."

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"As to poetry, I concern myself a good deal with the historical place of poetry in the concerns of human being of their human identity - and in the present-time crisis in the sense of human beings as to what they are."

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"For my own general knowledge, and unto bibliographical needs, and also for assistance to the person I have authorized to make a bibliography of my writings, I request of you information as to what you have of manuscript material of mine, and some account of the proce[d]ure I should have to folow for the procuring of copies that I might feel I ought to see."

Scope and Contents "I have now decided on what, of your collection of ms. material originating with me, it may be useful for me to see, in copy. The first three items on the list you sent to me I need not call for..."...."I hope you will excuse my requesting word as to the charges for copies of the letter to H. Wolfe, and the 8 letters to Mr. Cohen and Mr. Burnshaw, and the 8 to Mr. Mendelson, and the single letter to Mr. Woolmer, before asking you to have these made, and sent to...