Poet, novelist and essayist (1909–1995) who was appointed the seventeenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the United States Library of Congress in 1965. ALS, one page, 5 x 8, Encounter letterhead, February 11. Letter to a gentleman. In full: “I am extremely sorry about the neglect of your 3q preludes—which I like. You may have to wait another 2 or 3 months, but I shall do something about it.” In very good condition, with central horizontal and vertical fold, one passing through a single letter of signature, partial separation to vertical fold, and scattered toning and soiling. RR Auction COA.
