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Rae Armantrout Papers

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Rae Armantrout Papers MSS 0699 1 Descriptive Summary Languages: English Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla 92093-0175 Title: Rae Armantrout Papers Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0699 Physical Description: 15.3 Linear feet(34 archives boxes and 2 oversize folders) Date (inclusive): 1954-2015 (bulk 2001-2014) Abstract: Papers of American poet and teacher Rae Armantrout, including personal and professional correspondence, notebooks, and typescript drafts of poems and manuscripts. The collection also contains notebooks and lecture notes from literature courses taught by Armantrout from 2000 through 2008. Preferred Citation Rae Armantrout Papers, MSS 699. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego. Acquisition Information Acquired 2008, 2010, 2014. Publication Rights Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection. Scope and Contents of Collection Papers of Rae Armantrout, American poet and teacher. The collection primarily documents Armantrout's writing and includes typescripts of individual poems and published manuscripts, her working notebooks, and an extensive amount of correspondence with other American poets. The collection also includes teaching materials and notebooks from literature courses Armantrout taught at UC San Diego between 2000 and 2008. In addition, the papers contain promotional materials from poetry readings and conferences, as well as a small amount of biographical material. Accession Processed in 2009 Arranged in five series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) WRITINGS BY ARMANTROUT, 3) NOTEBOOKS, 4) TEACHING MATERIALS and 5) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS. Accessions Processed in 2015 Arranged in two series: 6) WRITINGS BY ARMANTROUT and 7) NOTEBOOKS. Biography Rae Armantrout was born on April 12, 1947, in Vallejo, California, and grew up in San Diego. Armantrout studied literature at UC Berkeley, where she received her bachelor's degree in 1970. She later received her master's degree in creative writing from San Francisco State University in 1975. Armantrout is one of the founding members of the West Coast "Language Poetry" movement and worked with other including , , and . Armantrout and her husband Chuck Korkegian returned to San Diego in the early 1980s. Armantrout's publications include Extremities (1978), Made to Seem (1995), Veil (2001), Up to Speed (2004), Next Life (2007), and Versed (2009). Her poems have appeared in numerous anthologies including American Hybrid: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, Language Poetries, The Oxford Book of , and The Best American Poetry of 1988, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2008. Armantrout has been a finalist for the PEN USA Award in 2001 and 2004, a 2008 Guggenheim Fellow in Poetry, and the 2008 winner of the Frederick Bock Poetry Prize. She is one of ten poets currently working on the project The Grand Piano: An Experiment In Collective Autobiography, which is a collaboration by ten writers identified with the rise of Language Poetry in San Francisco. Writing on the volumes began in 1998, with the first volume (of a proposed ten) being published in November 2006. For the past twenty years, Armantrout has taught in the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. Restrictions Media is restricted; researchers may request user copies be produced. Subjects and Indexing Terms American poetry -- 20th century Women poets -- United States

Rae Armantrout Papers MSS 0699 2 Armantrout, Rae, 1947- -- Archives Silliman, Ronald, 1946- -- Correspondence Myles, Eileen -- Correspondence Rothenberg, Jerome, 1931- -- Correspondence Howe, Fanny -- Correspondence Howe, Susan, 1937- -- Correspondence Bernstein, Charles, 1950- -- Correspondence Hejinian, Lyn -- Correspondence

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CORRESPONDENCE Scope and Content of Series Series 1) CORRESPONDENCE: Letters and emails from , Ron Silliman, Bob Perelman, and other poets and literary editors regarding Armantrout's poetry. Includes a small amount of correspondence between Armantrout and various publishers regarding her books of collected poetry, as well as individual published poems. Arranged alphabetically.

Box 1, Folder 1 A - Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 2 B - Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 3 Benson, Steve 2002-2008 Box 1, Folder 4 Bernstein, Charles 2000-2008 Box 1, Folder 5 Best American Poetry 2002-2007 Box 1, Folder 6 Boston Review 1999-2008 Box 1, Folder 7 Burt, Stephen 2001-2009 Box 1, Folder 8 C - Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 9 Coconut 2006-2008 Box 1, Folder 10 Creeley, Robert 2001-2003 Box 1, Folder 11 D - Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 12 Davis, Lydia 2000-2009 Box 1, Folder 13 De'Ath, Amy 2007 Box 1, Folder 14 Denver Quarterly 2008 Box 1, Folder 15 Ducornet, Rikki 2006-2007 Box 1, Folder 16 E - Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 17 Emily Dickinson Journal 2006 Box 1, Folder 18 Equi, Elaine 2000-2007 General Includes typescript draft of Ripple Effect.

Box 1, Folder 19 F - Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 20 Fischer, Norman 2007-2008 Box 1, Folder 21 G - Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 22 Gizzi, Peter 2005-2008 Box 1, Folder 23 Golding, Alan 2001-2004 Box 1, Folder 24 Granger, John 2001-2008 Box 1, Folder 25 Gregory, Sinda 2006-2007 Box 1, Folder 26 Guillot, Claire 2004-2005 Box 1, Folder 27 H - Miscellaneous Box 1, Folder 28 Hejinian, Lyn 1978-2009 Box 1, Folder 29 Hensley, Susan 2006-2009 Box 1, Folder 30 Hillman, Brenda 2001-2007

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Box 1, Folder 31 Howe, Fanny 2000-2006 Box 2, Folder 1 Howe, Fanny 2007-2009 Box 2, Folder 2 Howe, Susan 2002-2009 Box 2, Folder 3 I - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 4 Interval(le)s 2008 Box 2, Folder 5 J - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 6 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 2008 Box 2, Folder 7 Jubilat 2006 Box 2, Folder 8 Keller, Lynn 2007-2008 Box 2, Folder 9 Korkegian, Aaron 2002 Box 2, Folder 10 L - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 11 Lazar, Zachary 2008 Box 2, Folder 12 Lazer, Hank 2001-2005 Box 2, Folder 13 Lux Books 2007-2008 Box 2, Folder 14 Luxford, Dominic 2008 Box 2, Folder 15 M - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 16 Massey, Joseph 2002-2008 Box 2, Folder 17 McHugh, Heather 2002 Box 2, Folder 18 MoMA 2002 Box 2, Folder 19 Morrow, Bradford 2001-2002 Box 2, Folder 20 Myles, Eileen 2002-2008 Box 2, Folder 21 N - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 22 Naylor, Paul 2001-2008 Box 2, Folder 23 The New Yorker 2005-2008 Box 2, Folder 24 NO: A Journal of the Arts 2008 Box 2, Folder 25 O - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 26 Oxford University Press 2005 Box 2, Folder 27 P - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 28 Perelman, Robert 2001-2008 Box 2, Folder 29 Perloff, Marjorie 2000-2009 Box 2, Folder 30 Poetry Magazine 2007-2008 Box 2, Folder 31 Poetry Society of America 2006-2008 Box 2, Folder 32 R- Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 33 Raworth, Thomas 2000-2006 Box 2, Folder 34 Robertson, Lisa 2003-2008 Box 2, Folder 35 Rothenberg, Jerome 2001-2006 Box 2, Folder 36 S - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 37 Silliman, Ronald 1978-2009 Box 2, Folder 38 Stanford University 2001 Box 2, Folder 39 Stanton, Robert 2003-2006 Box 2, Folder 40 Swensen, Cole 2005-2008 Box 2, Folder 41 T - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 42 Tillman, Lynne 2003-2008 Box 2, Folder 43 U - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 44 V - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 45 Valiton, Patricia 2004-2005 Box 2, Folder 46 W - Miscellaneous Box 2, Folder 47 Watten, Barry 2007-2008 Box 2, Folder 48 Wesleyan University Press 2003-2008 Box 2, Folder 49 Wesling, Donald 2006 Box 2, Folder 50 Woodward, Jon 2006-2008

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WRITINGS BY ARMANTROUT Scope and Content of Series Series 2) WRITINGS BY ARMANTROUT. Arranged in three subseries: A) Individual Poems, B) Collected Poems and C) Prose. A) Individual Poems: Individual poems written by Armantrout, as well as uncollected published poetry that appeared in The New Yorker and The Philadelphia Inquirer. B) Collected Poems: Typescript drafts of individual poems written by Armantrout for her publications The Pretext (2001), Veil (2001), Up to Speed (2004), Next Life (2007) and Versed (2009). Also contains published criticisms and reviews of some of Armantrout's later writings. Arranged chronologically. C) Prose: Typescript drafts of essays written by Armantrout, including an essay about fellow Language poet Lyn Hejinian. Arranged alphabetically.

Individual Poems Box 3, Folder 1 The Philadelphia Inquirer - "Thing," published poem 2003 April 8 Box 3, Folder 2 The New Yorker - "Thrown," published poem 2008 February 25 Box 3, Folder 3 Unpublished work - "Advent," typescript draft Box 3, Folder 4 Unpublished work - "The Agent," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 5 Unpublished work - "Answer," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 6 Unpublished work - "Bubble Wrap," typescript draft Box 3, Folder 7 Unpublished work - "Cancellation," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 8 Unpublished work - "Haunts," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 9 Unpublished work - "The Hearing," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 10 Unpublished work - "Hopscotch," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 11 Unpublished work - "Human," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 12 Unpublished work - "In Pictures," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 13 Unpublished work - "Longer," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 14 Unpublished work - "Look," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 15 Unpublished work - "Marked," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 16 Unpublished work - "Marks," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 17 Unpublished work - "Measure," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 18 Unpublished work - "Missing," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 19 Unpublished work - "Neither," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 20 Unpublished work - "Spin," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 21 Unpublished work - "Versions: Worlds Collide," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 22 Unpublished work - "Whom," typescript drafts Box 3, Folder 23 Unpublished work - Miscellaneous typescript drafts Collected Poems Box 3, Folder 24 The Invention of Hunger (1979) - "Special Theory of Relativity" promotional flyer Box 3, Folder 25 Engines (1983) - Bound typescript draft Box 3, Folder 26 True (1998) - Published review Box 3, A Wild Salience: The Writings of Rae Armantrout (2000) - Typescript drafts of Folder 27-28 introduction and press release Box 3, The Pretext (2001) - Typescript drafts and published review Folder 29-30 Box 3, Veil (2001) - Typescript draft and galley proof Folder 31-32 Box 4, Folder 1 Veil (2001) - Published reviews 2001-2002 Oversize FB-482-14 Burt, Stephen - "Where Every Eye's a Guard," published review of Armantrout's poetry 2002 April - May Box 4, Folder 3 Up to Speed (2004) - "Almost," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 4 Up to Speed (2004) - "Another Sense," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 5 Up to Speed (2004) - "As One," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 6 Up to Speed (2004) - "Back," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 7 Up to Speed (2004) - "Enough," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 8 Up to Speed (2004) - "En Route," typescript drafts

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Box 4, Folder 9 Up to Speed (2004) - "Fieldwork," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 10 Up to Speed (2004) - "The Fit," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 11 Up to Speed (2004) - "Flinch," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 12 Up to Speed (2004) - "Gorgons," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 13 Up to Speed (2004) - "Imaginary Places," typescript draft Box 4, Folder 14 Up to Speed (2004) - "Interior Design," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 15 Up to Speed (2004) - "Interval," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 16 Up to Speed (2004) - "Next Generations," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 17 Up to Speed (2004) - "Write Home," typescript drafts Box 4, Up to Speed (2004) - Bound typescript draft, publisher agreement, and Folder 18-20 published reviews Box 4, Folder 21 Next Life (2007) - "Again," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 22 Next Life (2007) - "Agreement," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 23 Next Life (2007) - "Arrangements," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 24 Next Life (2007) - "Away," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 25 Next Life (2007) - "Clear," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 26 Next Life (2007) - "Close," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 27 Next Life (2007) - "A Distance," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 28 Next Life (2007) - "Echo," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 29 Next Life (2007) - "Face," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 30 Next Life (2007) - "Headline Song," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 31 Next Life (2007) - "Incorporation," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 32 Next Life (2007) - "Ins and Outs," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 33 Next Life (2007) - "Make it New," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 34 Next Life (2007) - "Next Life," typescript draft Box 4, Folder 35 Next Life (2007) - "Our Daphne," typescript drafts Box 4, Folder 36 Next Life (2007) - "Propensity," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 1 Next Life (2007) - "Remote," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 2 Next Life (2007) - "Resting," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 3 Next Life (2007) - "Reversible," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 4 Next Life (2007) - "Seed," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 5 Next Life (2007) - "Some," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 6 Next Life (2007) - "Soon," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 7 Next Life (2007) - "State," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 8 Next Life (2007) - "Two, Three," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 9 Next Life (2007) - "Units," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 10 Next Life (2007) - "Us," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 11 Next Life (2007) - "Visits," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 12 Next Life (2007) - "Yonder," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 13 Next Life (2007) - "Yoohoo," typescript drafts Box 5, Next Life (2007) - Typescript drafts, galley proof, and published reviews Folder 14-17 Box 5, Folder 18 Versed (2009) - "Amplification," typescript draft Box 5, Folder 19 Versed (2009) - "Around," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 20 Versed (2009) - "Babel," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 21 Versed (2009) - "Birth Order," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 22 Versed (2009) - "Bonding," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 23 Versed (2009) - "Concentrate," typescript draft Box 5, Folder 24 Versed (2009) - "Decor," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 25 Versed (2009) - "Equals," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 26 Versed (2009) - "Fade," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 27 Versed (2009) - "Fetch," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 28 Versed (2009) - "Guess," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 29 Versed (2009) - "Had," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 30 Versed (2009) - "Heaven," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 31 Versed (2009) - "Help," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 32 Versed (2009) - "Hey," typescript drafts Box 5, Folder 33 Versed (2009) - "Inscription," typescript drafts

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Box 5, Folder 34 Versed (2009) - "Integer," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 1 Versed (2009) - "Just," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 2 Versed (2009) - "Later," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 3 Versed (2009) - "Left Behind," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 4 Versed (2009) - "Lengths," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 5 Versed (2009) - "The Light," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 6 Versed (2009) - "Like," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 7 Versed (2009) - "Locality," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 8 Versed (2009) - "Minimum Sun," typescript draft Box 6, Folder 9 Versed (2009) - "Music," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 10 Versed (2009) - "Name Calling," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 11 Versed (2009) - "New," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 12 Versed (2009) - "New Genres," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 13 Versed (2009) - "On Your Way," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 14 Versed (2009) - "Operations," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 15 Versed (2009) - "Outer," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 16 Versed (2009) - "Own," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 17 Versed (2009) - "Pass," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 18 Versed (2009) - "Poem," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 19 Versed (2009) - "Prayers," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 20 Versed (2009) - "The Program," typescript drafts of poem left out of publication Box 6, Folder 21 Versed (2009) - "Provenance," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 22 Versed (2009) - "The Racket," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 23 Versed (2009) - "Relations," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 24 Versed (2009) - "Remaining," typescript draft Box 6, Folder 25 Versed (2009) - "Resounding," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 26 Versed (2009) - "Results," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 27 Versed (2009) - "Running," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 28 Versed (2009) - "Someone," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 29 Versed (2009) - "Still," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 30 Versed (2009) - "Take-Out," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 31 Versed (2009) - "Through," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 32 Versed (2009) - "Thrown," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 33 Versed (2009) - "Vehicles," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 34 Versed (2009) - "Versed," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 35 Versed (2009) - "Watch," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 36 Versed (2009) - "What We Mean," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 37 Versed (2009) - "Worthwhile," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 38 Versed (2009) - "Dark Matter," chapter typescript draft and notes Box 6, Folder 39 Versed (2009) - "Versed," chapter typescript draft and notes Box 6, Folder 40 Money Shot (2011) - Poem typescript drafts Prose Box 6, Folder 41 "A Border Comedy," typescript draft Box 6, Folder 42 "Cosmology and Me," typescript draft Box 6, Folder 43 "Darkinfested," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 44 "'Feeling Selfhood' and the Work of Bob Perelman," typescript draft Box 6, Folder 45 "Lyn Hejinian (Shelley Memorial Award)," typescript drafts Box 6, Folder 46 "My ," typescript draft Box 6, Folder 47 "Overlooked: Dickinson's Poem # 1712," typescript draft

NOTEBOOKS Scope and Content of Series Series 3) NOTEBOOKS: 145 personal notebooks kept by Armantrout from 1971 through 2009. The notebooks include drafts of poems and personal entries, and are arranged in chronological order.

Box 7, Folder 1-6 1971-1980

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Box 8, Folder 1-6 1980-1982 Box 9, Folder 1-7 1982-1986 Box 10, Folder 1-6 1986-1988 Box 11, Folder 1-5 1987-1989 Box 12, Folder 1-5 1989-1990 Box 13, Folder 1-5 1990-1992 Box 14, Folder 1-6 1992-2008 Box 15, Folder 1-6 2003-2004 Box 16, Folder 1-6 2004-2005 Box 17, Folder 1-6 2005-2007 Box 18, Folder 1-6 2007-2008 Box 19, Folder 1-6 2008-2009 Box 20, Folder 1-5 Undated

TEACHING MATERIALS Scope and Content of Series Series 4) TEACHING MATERIALS. Arranged in two subseries: A) Syllabi and Lecture Notes and B) Notebooks. A) Syllabi and Lecture Notes: Armantrout's course notes, outlines, and final exam keys from literature courses she taught at UC San Diego from 2000 to 2008, arranged in alphabetical order. B) Notebooks: Spiral bound notebooks with course and lecture notes from 2000 through 2008, arranged in chronological order.

Syllabi and Lecture Notes Box 21, Folder 1 Experimental Writing, LIT 115 - Syllabus and lecture notes Box 21, Folder 2 Graduate Literature and Theory, LTTH 115 - Syllabus and lecture notes Box 21, Folder 3 Miscellaneous lecture notes and research Box 21, Folder 4 On Edge: 20th Century Avant-Gardes - Syllabus and lecture notes Box 21, Folder 5 Poetry, LIT 102 - Syllabus and lecture notes Box 21, Folder 6 Writing Poetry, LITWR 008 - Syllabi 2000 Notebooks Box 21, Folder 7-9 2002-2006 Box 22, Folder 1-5 2005-2007 Box 23, Folder 1-3 2007-2008

MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS Restrictions The CD-ROM is restricted; researchers may request a user copy be produced. Scope and Content of Series Series 5) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS: Armantrout's early poems and artwork from the mid-1950s; a CD-ROM of photographs of Armantrout; a transcript from Stephen Burt and Linnea Ogden's interview with Armantrout about her writing process; and flyers and typescript drafts of introductions from poetry readings and performances by Armantrout in the 1990s through 2009.

Box 23, Folder 4 Early childhood writings and artwork Box 23, Folder 5 Photographs - Portraits on CD-ROM 2003 Restrictions Restrictions Apply

Box 23, Folder 6 Transcript of Stephen Burt and Linnea Ogden's interview with Rae Armantrout Readings and performances Box 23, Folder 7 Flyers and introduction typescripts 1994-2009 Oversize FB-482-15 Flyers

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WRITINGS BY ARMANTROUT Scope and Content of Series Series 6) WRITINGS BY ARMANTROUT: Annotated typescripts of Armantrout's poetry collections Money Shot (2011), Just Saying (2013) and Itself (2015), arranged chronologically.

Box 24, Folder 1-2 Money Shot (2011) - Annotated typescript Box 24, Folder 3-4 Just Saying (2013) - Annotated typescript Box 24, Folder 5-6 Itself (2015) - Annotated typescript

NOTEBOOKS Scope and Content of Series Series 7) NOTEBOOKS: Armantrout's working notebooks with poetry drafts and notes, handwritten in bound blank books from 1997 to 2014. The titles are taken from her lists of poems in the inside front covers of the notebooks; however, the notebooks may contain drafts of additional poems and personal notes. Arranged chronologically.

Box 24, Folder 7 "About" 1997 Box 24, Folder 8 "Exchange" for The Pretext ca. 1998 Box 25, Folder 1-2 "Solid" from Up to Speed 1999-2001 Box 25, Folder 3 "Over" for The Pretext ca. 2001 Box 25, Folder 4 2001 June Box 25, Folder 5 "Gorgons" and "Back" 2001 June - July Box 25, Folder 6 "Interval" 2001 July Box 25, Folder 7 " Time" 2001 August Box 26, Folder 1 "Flinch" 2001 September - October Box 26, Folder 2 "Another Sense" 2001-2002 Box 26, Folder 3 "Speaking" 2002 Box 26, Folder 4 "Blue" from Up to Speed ca. 2004 Box 26, Folder 5 "Interior Design" from Up to Speed ca. 2004 Box 26, Folder 6 "Next Generations" from Up to Speed ca. 2004 Box 27, Folder 1 "Upper World" and "Imaginary Places" from Up to Speed ca. 2004 Box 27, Folder 2 "Either Side" and "Versed" 2005 July - August Box 27, Folder 3 "Chain, Chain, Chain," "When," and "The Deal" 2009 March - April Box 27, Folder 4 "Across" and "Garden" 2009 April Box 27, Folder 5 "Second Person," "This Is," "Deviled," and "Fuel" 2009 May - June Box 27, Folder 6 "The Hang" 2009 June Box 28, Folder 1 "Working Models" and "The Given" 2009 June - July Box 28, Folder 2 "Long Green," "Service Record," "Duration," and "With" 2009 July - August Box 28, Folder 3 "Sustained" and "The Vesicle" 2009 August Box 28, Folder 4 "Exact," "Divisions," and "Recording" 2009 October - November Box 28, Folder 5 "Ends Meet," "Outage," "Strand," and "Soft Money" 2009 December Box 28, Folder 6 "Midnight," "Errands," and "Objection" 2009 December - 2010 January Box 29, Folder 1 "Parting Shots" 2010 Box 29, Folder 2 "Without End" and "Inflection" 2010 March Box 29, Folder 3 "Haunts," "Lets," and "Production" 2010 June - July Box 29, Folder 4 "Event Horizon," "Ghosted," "Action Poem," and "Just Saying" 2010 July - August Box 29, Folder 5 "Hymn," "The Elect," "Custom," and "Cold" 2010 September - October Box 29, Folder 6 "Projects," "Representative," "Watch This," "Spent," and "Living Space" 2010 October - November Box 30, Folder 1 2010 December - 2011 February Box 30, Folder 2 "Being Seen," "Meant" and "Situation" 2011 February - March

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Box 30, Folder 3 "Suggestion," "Luster," "Meeting Expectations," "And," and "Elements of Blank" 2011 June - July Box 30, Folder 4 "Half Lives," "The Music Teacher," "Between Islands," "Another," "Coming Out," and "Sonnet" 2011 July - August Box 30, Folder 5 "Eden," "A Concert," "Circulation," "Exit Row," and "Induction" 2011 August - September Box 30, Folder 6 "Conclusion" and "Zero" 2011 October - November Box 31, Folder 1 "A New Way," "New Irony," and "Price Points" 2011 November Box 31, Folder 2 "The Wait," "Pitch," and "Persistence" 2011 December Box 31, Folder 3 "Difference," "Itself," and "Holiday" 2011 December - 2012 January Box 31, Folder 4 "Deep Time," "Fallacies," and "Kilter" 2012 January Box 31, Folder 5 "Split," "Expression," and "Habitat" 2012 March Box 31, Folder 6 "Occurrence" and "Considerations" 2012 June Box 31, Folder 7 "Two and Two," "Episodes," "The Eye," and "You" 2012 July - August Box 32, Folder 1 "Control," "Place Mark," "The New Zombie," and "Blessed" 2012 August - September Box 32, Folder 2 "Houses," "All Souls," "The Couple," and "The Pull" 2012 October - November Box 32, Folder 3 "Rituals," "Cloudless," "Our World," "Glare," and "Balance" 2012 December - 2013 January Box 32, Folder 4 "Evidence," "You," "Membrane," "Nothing," and "Partly" 2013 January - March Box 32, Folder 5 "The Times," "Difficulty," "Fundamentals," "The Concern," "From," and "The Scene" 2013 March - April Box 32, Folder 6 "Spin," "Exchange," "If," "Voices," "Apostrophe," and "Overhead" 2013 July - September Box 33, Folder 1 2013 July - September Box 33, Folder 2 "Altered Cage," "Surplus," "Parallel Worlds Theory," "Word Problem," and "Transport" 2013 August - September Box 33, Folder 3 "Overtake," "Getting There," "So," and "The Difficulty" 2013 October Box 33, Folder 4 "In the Future," "The Ether," "The Count," "Normal," and "What We Can Say" 2013 December - 2014 January Box 33, Folder 5 "Sockets," "Tattle Place," "The Fantail," "Easily," "Outburst," and "Followers" 2014 January - February Box 33, Folder 6 "Trance," "Finished Early," "Lie," "Making," "Torn," and "Curved Space" 2014 February - April Box 34, Folder 1 "Bubble" and "Transactions" undated Box 34, Folder 2 "Guise," "Scalp," and "Progress" undated

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