Box 3

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Early poems, ideas, and notes for poems, quotes and transcribed poems of others, notes for college schoolwork. 93 pages.

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Many transcribed poems of others. Includes poems by Nye "For Adlai," and "For my Overalls." 67 pages.

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Poems and prose writings. About 100 pages. "Son of Big Chief" writing tablet.

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Drafts and annotated poems. Includes "Texas series," and prose poem. 19 pages.

Scope and Contents Annotated poems, "The Little Things Which Keep us Alive," "The Violin Teacher," "Lunch With the Cousins," "The Surgeon," "Bad Days," "She Sits in the Living Room," "Four Late Songs," "The World's Largest Pecan," "Kansas," "What the Indian is Looking At," "Man with a Clarinet," "Girl on the Rock, Galveston, Texas," "Roller-skating in 1976," "For Thomas Wolfe, If He'll Take It," "My Father and the Fig Tree," "Days Like This," "How Arabs Have Babies," "The Worst Agony is You Driving Away,"...

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Several diary entries, notes, and poems. 71 pages.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The largest series by far is Works. Subseries include Diaries, Notebooks, Appointment Books, Artwork, Early Work, Music, Poems, Monographs-Poetry, Monographs-Edited Poetry, Monographs-Prose, Editor Correspondence, Short Stories, Essays, Publications, Artbooks, Broadsides, and Talks.Diaries and Notebooks are arranged chronologically and include diary entries starting at age eight, and ideas and drafts for poems and longer writings. Individual works are noted where possible....

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Diary entries, "poem notes," and draft of poem "At the Jungle." Laid in travel itinerary, and research. 53 pages.

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Writing prompts and descriptions, poem draft "My Body is a Mystery." 42 pages.

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Includes "Hurricane," "San Antonio," "The Roof Song," "Falcons," "Old Songs," "Blues," "Song for Dick Poteet," "Stetson Song," "Wandering," "Uncle Frank Song," "The Kingsville Auction," "The New Song," "One Dime," and many other drafts, notes, and chords. About 44 pages.

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Poetry drafts, sketches, "Sweet Home Saga," stories about driving across Texas, poem "Afternoon in Kerrville, Texas." 30 pages.

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Poems, notes to self. Includes original annotated draft of poem "Kindness," also "A Survey of Bread in Popayan Colombia," "One Thing Beside Another Does Not Shine," "The Stolen Camera," "A Letter Home," "Neruda," notes for poems, "It Is What It Is." 31 pages.