BIB_ID
385886
Accession number
MA 8686.5
Creator
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997, sender.
Display Date
Place not identified, 1979 March 2.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 27.9 x 21.6 cm
Notes
This letter probably accompanied MA 8686.6, a photocopy of "When the Party's Over: an Interview with Allen Ginsberg" that includes Ginsberg's corrections.
Part of a collection that includes an autograph letter signed "Stephen" to William [Merwin] and Dana [Naone] (MA 8686.1); a typed letter signed from Allen Ginsberg to Bill [Merwin] and Dana [Naone], with an autograph postscript signed by Peter Orlovsky (MA 8686.2); two autograph letters signed from Allen Ginsberg to Bill [Merwin] and Dana [Naone] (MA 8686.3-4); a photocopy of an autograph letter Allen Ginsberg sent to Tom Clark (MA 8686.5); and a photocopy of a typescript titled, "When the Party's Over: an Interview with Allen Ginsberg," with Ginsberg's corrections (MA 8686.6). Items are described in individual records; see MA 8686.1-6.
Part of a collection that includes an autograph letter signed "Stephen" to William [Merwin] and Dana [Naone] (MA 8686.1); a typed letter signed from Allen Ginsberg to Bill [Merwin] and Dana [Naone], with an autograph postscript signed by Peter Orlovsky (MA 8686.2); two autograph letters signed from Allen Ginsberg to Bill [Merwin] and Dana [Naone] (MA 8686.3-4); a photocopy of an autograph letter Allen Ginsberg sent to Tom Clark (MA 8686.5); and a photocopy of a typescript titled, "When the Party's Over: an Interview with Allen Ginsberg," with Ginsberg's corrections (MA 8686.6). Items are described in individual records; see MA 8686.1-6.
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Summary
Sending them the corrected transcript of Tom Clark's interview of him; writing that his "intemperate comments on [Peter?] Marin's poetry and [W.S.] Merwin's should not be printed as they are only abusive inaccurate & would only escalate enmity and not bring reconciliation"; adding that "since Merwin has not raised the whole issue in print it is not really right for me (& you) (& [Ed] Sanders) to do so -- at least not without asking his opinion"; remarking that their "original prior agreement was to use initials a la Harpers Article."
Housed in
Black cloth drop-spine box (34 cm)
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