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 Container

Contains 47 Results:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1968-1969

 Series — Box: 1
Scope and Contents Consists of correspondence from Robert Sward, Ann Quin, and The New Yorker to Cohen. Sward comments on the possibility of publishing In Mexico and tells Cohen he will try to get Cohen’s work published as well. Sward discussed his fiancé, Judith, his ex-wife, Diane, his lover, Ann Quin, and the play which Sward and Cohen are going to publish together. Also, Sward mentions the poetry of John Torres, Washington University’s...

Series 3: Notebooks

 Series — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

Notebook with notes on Cohen-Sward correspondence, collaborative play, El Corno Emplumado sketches, etc. 180 pages

Quin, Ann, 1968 February 1

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Description

Typed letter signed, 2 pages

Quin, Ann, 1968 February 2

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Description

Typed letter signed, 2 pages

The Amusing Events of September [poem], 1945

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Description

Typescript draft with no revision, 1 page

Barber and I [poem], 1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Description

Typescript draft with no revision, 1 page. Signed by Cohen. Alternate title: Shore Dinner. Published in The New Yorker, 1965 May 29

The Bell [poem]

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Description

Typescript draft with moderate to heavy cancellation and revision, 35 pages

Sward, Robert, 1968 February 2

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Description

Typed letter signed, 2 pages

Sward, Robert, 1968 February 4-6

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Description

Typed letter signed, 2 pages