American poetry -- Texas

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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.

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School Library Journal

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...

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Oversized

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The bulk of the articles are from the San Antonio Express-News and the Dallas Morning-News. Also included are articles tracing Nye's early career as traveling poet for schools in Texas, local coverage from a 1984 trip to South America, and profiles from the towns where she led workshops and conferences. Some articles are annotated by Nye and her father, Aziz Shihab.

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The bulk of the articles are from the San Antonio Express-News and the Dallas Morning-News. Also included are articles tracing Nye's early career as traveling poet for schools in Texas, local coverage from a 1984 trip to South America, and profiles from the towns where she led workshops and conferences. Some articles are annotated by Nye and her father, Aziz Shihab.

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“Dignity Digs Differences,” 5 OS pages, handwritten with corrections and annotations.

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“Once,” 1 oversized page, handwritten. Includes prose piece “A Natural Thursday,” handwritten with corrections.

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“One of a Kind,” 1 oversized page, hand written with corrections and annotations.

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"A True Arab," Newspaper publication.

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"Eight Years Ago."

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"An incredibly sad-feeling time."

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Notes and fragments

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"A Collection of Poets," "Billboards, sign of times," "In Such Times, Ties Must Bind"

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"I Believe," Gerald Stern

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 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....

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....

Scope and Contents “A Pacifist Declares War at the Mercedes Dealer,” “Pacify,” “The Palace Cafe, Shiner, Texas,” “Pakistan with Open Arms,” "A Palestinian Might Say," “Papaya,” “Parade,” “Parking Lot,” “Parts,” “Passing the Seminary Cemetery on the Way to the Airport,” “Password,” “Peter Pan Man Poem,” “Phone Number Written on a Leaf,” “Photograph - for my parents,” “Pictures from the Village,” “Pilgrimage,” “Pioneers,” “Plans,” “Pocket - for Bob Bonazzi,” “Pockets,” “a poem again,” "Poem for Nancy and Lou,"...

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Padgett, Ron (Teachers & Writers Collaborative). Palmer, William (Bill) (Alma College). Pastiloff, Jennifer. Patterson, Becky Crouch. Paulo, Olivia. Payne, John R. Paz, Octavio. Peacock, Howard. The Perishable Press Limited. Perry, Janet. Peterson, Bob. Picozzi, Kim (Education Service Center, Region 2). Pierce, Jo Carol. Pirtle, Sarah. Peterson, Emma. Poets House. Pomelo Books (Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong). Poteet, Scott. Qudsi, Adli. Qumsiyeh, Mazin.