Outstanding collection of 14 letters from poets, most with excellent literary content, primarily consisting of TLSs. Signers are: Robert Bly, Barry Cole, Alan Dugan (ALS), Richard Eberhart, Clayton Eshleman, Anthony Hecht, Philip Levine, James Merrill (ALS), Howard Nemerov, Louis Simpson, W. D. Snodgrass, Mark Strand (ALS), Diane Wakowski, and Richard Wilbur. Merrill’s letter, in part: “In my ‘formative years’ many writers I still admire helped me to arrive at a style: Proust, Pope, Elizabeth Bishop, etc.” Wilbur’s letter, in part: “No one reading my poems would guess, I suppose, that I have always taken delight in William Carlos Williams, or that I am fond of European Dada and Surrealist art.” Most other letters contain similarly interesting literary content. In overall fine condition. RR Auction COA.
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