Two newspaper clippings about the writer's films are folded in with the letter -- they are from a later date, but relevant to the writer

Writing

Writing

The beat poet sends a rejection note from City Lights Books

The author of Grass Fires and many other works writes about his work, Jim Harrison's work, and his friends' drinking

His work, Jim Harrison's work, and how they try to get away once a year to play Buzz and Todd from Rte 66

A note about publishing

Publishing

A personal note accompanying a gift book of the writer

Personal note, photocopies of the writer playing baseball, "Merry Christmas"

A thank you note for the recipient's book of poems, a note about the death of the writer's father

The poet, anthologist and longtime professor of English at Brown University writes a personal note and comments on Amiri Baraka and Ralph Ellison

Thank-you letter to Tom and Sandy Gatten for hospitality for a stay during a poetry reading at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Comments on travel

Notes for a "blurb" for book cover

The poet and translator has won numerous awards and prizes and writes about travel expenses for a poetry reading at Stony Brook, a softball game, and Bob Mezey

About some Alberti translations, translating in general in the U.S., and James Laughlin, publisher of New Directions

The publisher of New Directions sends a response to a publishing query, offering various names and giving useful advice way beyond the requirements of a response to an ordinary query letter from an unknown writer

The poet writes about trying to place a review of Jim Harrison's Plain Song

About trying to place a review of Jim Harrison's Plain Song

The poet and anthologist and winner of Lamont Poetry Prize, The Poet's Prize, and other awards who was also a teacher at Fresno State University, University of Utah, and Claremont sends notes for a "blurb" for book cover