American poetry -- Texas

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....

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...

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Miriam’s letters chronicle a road trip across Colorado in 1965 and impressions of living in Palestine in the summer of 1966. Naomi’s letters recount daily life while living in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

Scope and Contents “Day one flight of a mind,” “Mad,” “Phone Number Written on a Leaf,” “Silver Bracelet,” “Hairs,” “Hiding Inside the Good Girl,” “Whiplash,” and “We’re driving south in Oregon in a car filled with stories," 4 typewritten pages. “Famous,” “My Uncle’s Favorite Coffee Shop,” “The Story, Around the Corner,” and “Trying to Name What Doesn’t Change," 3 printout pages. “Five unpublished tiny poems for my Daddy,” “My Immigrant Dad, On Voting,” “Daddy Help Us!,” “Daddy Died But,” and “C’Mon Daddy,” 4...

Scope and Contents “In memory, Al Mueller, Mueller’s Organic Farm, Ferguson, Missouri”, “From Earth,” “Job,” “The Mind of Squash,” “Shade,” “Tether,” “Junk,” “I Was Thinking of Poems,” “What Happened to Everybody,” 2 copies of each, 18 printout pages. “Knitting, Crocheting, Sewing…,” “Birthday,” “Faces Coming Out of Carnegie Hall,” and “Salmon River in the Rain,” 5 printout pages. “Leaving Him,” “Violin,” “Frontier,” and “What She Was Doing at Home,” 1 typewritten page. “Little Blanco River,” “I Don’t Want to...

Scope and Contents “Poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye,” includes “Voices,” “For the 500th Dead Palestinian, Ibtisam Bozieh,” “If God Won’t Take Me, Why Won’t the Devil?,” “Making a Fist,” “Shoulders,” “Morning Paper, Society Page,” “Famous,” “Texas, the First Time,” and “What Is Supposed to Happen,” 2 typewritten pages. “Poetry Reading on Wednesday, February 11, 1987," a selection of 10 poems from Yellow Glove, including “The Gardener,” “Looking for the Cat Grave,” “Telling the Story,” “What is Given, What Is Not...

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"White Coals," "Broken Clock," "Flashbulb," "Pins," "Speaking Arabic" Photocopied from Michigan Quarterly Review. Later published in Never in a Hurry.

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Final drafts of "The Albany Song," "Behind the Blind," "John's Song," "You are a Quiet Song," "Corpus Christi Song," "Henry's Song," "The Circus Song," "Rosie," "Just Like a Recurring Dream," "Banjo Man," "When I Wake in the Morning."

Scope and Contents From the Series: Works by Others include musical and theatrical adaptations of Nye’s works, Artist Files compiled by Shihab Nye, and Collected and Received materials. Artist Files include clippings on Ashley Bryan, who illustrated Salting the Ocean: 100 Poems by Young Poets. Artist Files also include drafts, clippings, publications, correspondence, and other materials by Texas writers Roberto Bonazzi, Sandra Cisneros, Albert Huffstickler, Jack Myers, John Phillip Santos, and San Antonio politician Maury...

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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Wrapping the Grapeleaves

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CBC Features

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....

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...

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“Necessity Is Only 8 Miles Away,” “Necklace,” “Needing Basketball,” “Negotiations with a Volcano,” “The Net,” “New Skills,” “New Year's Eve was a 4 sleeping bag night,” “The News,” “Nez Perce,” “Niagara,” “Night Shift,” “Nine Years Later (remembering William Stafford),” “No Limit,” “No Souvenirs,” “No Wonder,” “Nobody’s Newspaper,” “North Carolina,” "Not Gone-For Rusty," “Not Knowing,” "Notes From the Dream Journal of a Light Sleeper."

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Naddy, Amro (Virginia Quarterly Review). Najjar, Nada (University of Toledo). Nathan, Leonard. Nansha China Preparatory Academy (NCPA). Nelson, Michael (Four Winds Press). Niehaus, Alisha (Simon & Schuster). Nims, John Frederick (Poetry). Noelke, Monte.

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Diary entries, poem drafts "Blue Bucket," notes on Pat Mora's reading in San Antonio. 76 pages.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Forty-eight document boxes and seven oversized boxes containing drafts, diaries and notebooks, photographic material, correspondence, and published material document the working life of poet, writer, and educator Naomi Shihab Nye (1952-). The collection has been arranged into seven series: Series I: Personal and Biographical; Series II: Works; Series III: Correspondence; Series IV: Instruction; Series V: Appearances and Awards; Series VI: Writings on Nye; and Series VII: Works by Others....

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Photos from American School of Doha in Doha, Qatar.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Personal and Biographical materials contain legal, family, and biographical materials, and photographic materials. Legal documents include contracts and copyright papers for very early works and songs, library card, vaccinations and passport. Biographical material includes multiple vitas, online biographies and publication lists, and school and family documents. Of note is a college reunion questionnaire and a Guggenheim application with reference letter from Charles Busch. Photographs many...