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American poetry -- Texas

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1318 Collections and/or Records:

Instruction, circa 1970s - 2010s

 Series
Scope and Contents The Instruction Series documents Nye’s considerable teaching work for twelve years in public schools across Texas as part of the Texas Commission on the Arts Writers in the Schools Programs, and in other parts of the United States and particularly the Arabic-speaking world. The bulk of the materials consists of student poems, collected into photocopied or mimeographed publications, many from San Antonio Independent School District schools. Also included are single poems and songs, and...
Dates: circa 1970s - 2010s

Instruction for Children

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Instruction Series documents Nye’s considerable teaching work for twelve years in public schools across Texas as part of the Texas Commission on the Arts Writers in the Schools Programs, and in other parts of the United States and particularly the Arabic-speaking world. The bulk of the materials consists of student poems, collected into photocopied or mimeographed publications, many from San Antonio Independent School District schools. Also included are single poems and songs, and...
Dates: circa 1970s - 2010s

International Poetry Forum, 1988

 File — Box 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

Dinner, introduction by Sam Hazo, reading and signing.

Dates: 1988

Interview, 2013

 File — Box 28, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Chiu Shui Poetry Quarterly (in Chinese)

Dates: 2013

Interview Naomi Shihab conducted with Michael Benedikt, 1977

 File — Box 23, Folder: 10
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Benedikt: A Profile

Dates: 1977

Interviews, 1980, 1994-2015, undated

 File — Box 43, Folder: 1-3
Scope and Contents From the Series: Writings on Shihab Nye contain clippings and articles newspapers and magazines. Materials are organized into Interviews, Catalogs, Promotion, Events, Reviews, Clippings, and Magazine Articles. The bulk of the materials are from the San Antonio Express-News and the Dallas Morning-News. Of note are articles documenting Nye's early career as traveling poet for schools in Texas, profiles from the towns where she led workshops and conferences, and local coverage from a 1984 trip to South America....
Dates: 1980, 1994-2015, undated

Interviews, May 20, 2013

 File — Box 2842, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Included within the collection are correspondence; photos of Cook through the years starting from childhood; Cook’s poetry during grade school; and a Robbers TV pitch. Box 2853 is Restricted until 2025. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Cook’s original descriptions.

Dates: May 20, 2013

Introduction, 2001

 File — Box 11, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

"Flinn, On the Bus," 3 printout drafts with corrections and annotations.

Dates: 2001

Introduction drafts and poems

 File — Box 12, Folder: 4
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....
Dates: 1992

“Introduction for Falling Angel” layout, 2006

 File — Box 1892, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Series: Personal papers of author James Crumley. These items were collected from his home and reflect Crumley’s professional writing career and personal life. This collection includes multiple drafts of Crumley’s screenplays and novels, international translations, and publicity; some writings by other authors; drawings and work by Crumley’s first wife, Martha Elizabeth; correspondence; a sampling of documents that reflect his medical and financial history; reviews; publicity; photographs; office...
Dates: 2006

Introductions for others

 File — Box 31, Folder: 5
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....
Dates: 1991-2014, undated

“Ion Mills, No Exit Correspondence”, 1999-2000

 File — Box 2845, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Included within the collection are correspondence; photos of Cook through the years starting from childhood; Cook’s poetry during grade school; and a Robbers TV pitch. Box 2853 is Restricted until 2025. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Cook’s original descriptions.

Dates: 1999-2000

“Ion Mills, U.K.”, 2000-2001

 File — Box 2843, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Included within the collection are correspondence; photos of Cook through the years starting from childhood; Cook’s poetry during grade school; and a Robbers TV pitch. Box 2853 is Restricted until 2025. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Cook’s original descriptions.

Dates: 2000-2001

Is This Forever, Or What?, 2004

 Sub-subseries
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....
Dates: 2004

"It is Not a Game It Was Never a Game", May/June 2003

 File — Box 26, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

Speakeasy

Dates: May/June 2003

“It's Good to Sit Down with a Racist Every Now and Then", Spring 2012

 File — Box 28, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents

Harvard Divinity Bulletin

Dates: Spring 2012

J-K

 File — Box 8, Folder: 10
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“Jack Kerouac’s Will,” “January’s Clean Bright Cap,” “Jay’s Dog Naomi,” “Jefferson, Texas,” “Jerusalem,” “Jerusalem Headlines 2000,” “Jesse the Cat,” “Jesus is the King of Cuero,” “Jordan’s Blizzard,” “The Journey of Pablo Tamayo,” “July Fourth,” “July 9, 1970,” “June 26, 1995,” “Kansas (for Michael),” “Kindness,” “The King’s Highway,” “Knitting, Crocheting, Sewing….”

Dates: circa 1970s - circa 2010s

“James Crumley” article by Robert E. Burkholder , undated

 File — Box 1894, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Series: Personal papers of author James Crumley. These items were collected from his home and reflect Crumley’s professional writing career and personal life. This collection includes multiple drafts of Crumley’s screenplays and novels, international translations, and publicity; some writings by other authors; drawings and work by Crumley’s first wife, Martha Elizabeth; correspondence; a sampling of documents that reflect his medical and financial history; reviews; publicity; photographs; office...
Dates: undated

“Jan Reid”, 1999

 File — Box 2845, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Included within the collection are correspondence; photos of Cook through the years starting from childhood; Cook’s poetry during grade school; and a Robbers TV pitch. Box 2853 is Restricted until 2025. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Cook’s original descriptions.

Dates: 1999

Janis Shihab, 1989

 File — Box 37, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The bulk of the series is composed of correspondence between Naomi Shihab Nye and her parents, Aziz and Miriam Shihab. Also contains correspondence from Nye’s husband, Michael Nye, and their son, Madison Cloudfeather Nye. Correspondents also include Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Allwardt (Miriam Nye’s parents), Nina and Paul Nye (Michael Nye’s parents), Ellen R. Fehr, a cousin, and Nye’s brother Adlai and his wife Janis.

Dates: 1989