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Michael Mcclure to Stan Brakhage – Undated] The Flame is Ours The Letters of Stan Brakhage and Michael McClure 1961-1978 Edited by Christopher Luna The Flame is Ours The Letters of Stan Brakhage and Michael McClure 1961-1978 Edited by Christopher Luna iv Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................... iii The Letters ...................................................................................................... 1 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] ........................................................................................ 3 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 11/16/61] ....................................................................................... 5 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................10 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 4/62] .............................................................................................15 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 5/3/62] ..........................................................................................16 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................18 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage - undated, fragment of a letter, from Jane Brakhage’s scrapbook] .20 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 6/3/63] ..........................................................................................21 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................23 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure - 8/4/63] ..........................................................................................27 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 9/63] .............................................................................................29 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................30 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................31 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................41 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – undated] .......................................................................................45 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................52 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 11/8/63] ........................................................................................53 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – 2/27/64] ........................................................................................55 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage] ........................................................................................................57 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 5/64] .............................................................................................62 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 5/64] .............................................................................................64 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – 6/27/64] ........................................................................................67 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 7/4/64] ..........................................................................................68 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated, from Jane Brakhage’s scrapbook.] ................................73 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 8/19/64] ........................................................................................74 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 8/65] .............................................................................................79 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................83 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 9/65] .............................................................................................83 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated, from Jane Brakhage’s scrapbook] .................................84 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 11/65] ...........................................................................................84 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .......................................................................................87 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – 1/16/66] ........................................................................................91 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – undated] .......................................................................................92 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 1/31/66] ........................................................................................93 v [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – 3/66] .............................................................................................94 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 3/66] .............................................................................................95 [Stan Brakhage to Bruce Conner and Michael McClure – 5/66] ...............................................................98 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – 6/6/66] ........................................................................................100 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 6/66] ...........................................................................................108 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – Summer 66] ...............................................................................112 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 8/66] ...........................................................................................121 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 10/66] .........................................................................................123 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage 11/66] ............................................................................................124 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – 11/66] .........................................................................................129 [Michael McClure to Stan and Jane Brakhage – 12/22/66] .....................................................................132 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 1/67] ...........................................................................................134 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 2/68] ...........................................................................................135 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – 9/7/68] ........................................................................................137 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 5/69] ...........................................................................................145 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 5/69] ...........................................................................................145 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .....................................................................................146 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 12/69] .........................................................................................147 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 2/70] ...........................................................................................149 [Michael McClure to the Brakhage family, card – 12/21/72] ..................................................................152 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 1/4/73] ........................................................................................155 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .....................................................................................157 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 4/7/74] ........................................................................................158 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 8/19/74] ......................................................................................159 [Stan Brakhage’s statement for Symposium on Michael McClure] ........................................................161 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage, undated] .......................................................................................165 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 9/13/74] ......................................................................................166 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – 9/18/74] ......................................................................................167 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 9/25/74] ......................................................................................169 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .....................................................................................171 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 10/4/74] ......................................................................................172 [Stan Brakhage to Michael and Joanna McClure – 12/14/74] .................................................................173 [Stan Brakhage to Michael McClure – 2/ 9/75] .......................................................................................175 [Michael McClure to Stan Brakhage – undated] .....................................................................................177 [Michael McClure
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