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African American poets.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Komunyakaa, Yusef, 1947-, Corrected Drafts of Five Poems, circa 2005-2014

 Item — Box 27: [Barcode: 32101070780265]
Scope and Contents

Corrected drafts (computer printouts that Komunyakaa corrected by hand) of five poems, including "The King's Salt" [2014], "Springtime in Atlantis" [2014], "The Relic" [2014], "Bacchanale" [2005], and "The Same Beat" [2005]. There is also an accompanying note and mailing envelope from Komunyakaa to Daniel Halpern, to whom Komunyakaa sent the drafts in July 2014.

Dates: circa 2005-2014

Phillips, Rowan Ricardo, "Boys" Drafts, 2014

 Item — Box 38: [Barcode: 32101070780372]
Scope and Contents

Consists of eight subsequent versions of the poem "Boys," including preliminary notes, manuscript and typescript drafts, corrected proofs, and a clipping of the final version published in The New Republic on March 3, 2014. There is also a cover letter and envelope addressed to Daniel Halpern, to whom Phillips sent these materials.

Dates: 2014