Old Poems, Undated
Scope and Contents
Contains handwritten and typed drafts of poems, prose, and notebooks (bulk 1970s-2000s), including interfiled correspondence, reviews, and articles related to these materials. Minty’s original order has been preserved, which is loosely alphabetical by title of poem or poetry collection. Notebooks are listed chronologically.
Dates
- Other: Undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Minty, Judith, 1937- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Extent
From the Collection: 20 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
JM’s file name and ordering. Typed drafts: “Snow Bound,” “Wolves (News from Detroit),” “Forms (Geometrics),” “Triangles (Geometrics),” “Reflections,” “Breaking Apart,” “Living Alone, The Old Sea,” “Running the Past,” “In Celebration of the Vernal Equinox,” “Night People,” “Interruptions,” “In Praise,” “December Storm,” “Birch in Winter,” “Doors (News from Detroit),” “The End of Winter,” “For a Poet Who is Coming Home,” “From the Kitchen,” “Funerals,” “Lately,” “Last Rites, Moving Toward Summer,” “Breathing in the Woods,” “The Man Who Lives in a Cardboard Box,” “City,” “Love Song Written on the Last Night of the Old Moon,” “Approaches,” “Birch in Winter,” “The Doe,” “Hungers,” “Making Love,” “Natural Order,” “Summer Poem,” “Notes from the Belly,” “Pain (News from Detroit),” “Parallelograms,” “Pleasures (News from Detroit),” “Proof of Friendship,” “Poem Written in October, But Meant for December,” “Search for the Eagle,” “Signs (News from Detroit),” “Sense of Place,” “Spaces In Between,” “Squares,” “To Her,” “Varnishing the Floor”, and “Winter in the Country”
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository