Letter from Laura [Laura Jackson] to Catherine D. Slone, 1983-12-20

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 16

Identifier: 1976.004.1.16.011

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Scope and Contents

"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."

Dates

Creation: 1983-12-20

Creator

Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991 (Person)

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Extent

2 pages (1 letter. ) : Handwritten. Two gold Christmas stickers in the top and bottom corner of the first page. ; 28 x 21.5 cm

2 pages (1 Writers n Performance Order Form Flyer) : Typewritten. ; 55 x 21.5

1 page (1 envelope.) : Mixture of typewritten and handwritten. ; 10.5 x 24 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

This item contains a promotional order form for a "Writers in Performance" event in the Winter/Spring 1983 hosted by The Literary Series at the Manhattan Theater Club. Jackson mentions this form in the letter to Slone.

There is a reference to an event Jackson will be participating in on the form:

"Monday, March 28, 8 pm: On the Writings of Laura (Riding) Jackson, A discussion with Sonia Raiziss, Theodore Wilentz, Brabara Guest. A taped reading will be aired, made exclusively for this event by Laura (Riding) Jackson, in which she summarizes..."