Scope and Contents A file holding word-processed drafts of blurbs [a short description of a book, film or other creative work for promotional purposes] written by Anne Stevenson for publications that are not her own. The following are present: a blurb for Roger Garfitt's memoir, The Horseman's Word; a blurb for Sylvia Plath's Letters; and two versions of a blurb for The Collected Early Poems of Lola Ridge, edited by Daniel Tobin....

Scope and Contents Letters, printouts of emails, cards, and postcards sent to Anne Stevenson from friends, family, business associates, literary peers, companies, charities, educational institutions, and people who admired her work. Some letters are accompanied by copies of poems written by the correspondents. Also present are contracts, financial statements, sales invoices and other items that Stevenson received through the post.This series is composed of 37 boxes and 783 identified correspondents,...

Scope and Contents Writings produced by Anne Stevenson that fall outside of her poetry, prose works, critical studies, radio scripts, opera libretti, translations, essays, reviews and other output covered in the 16 series preceding this one. The following types of items are present in this series, but are not limited to: non-poetry writings produced by Stevenson during her elementary/primary school years; introductions, prefaces and forewords for non-Stevenson publications; blurbs [a short description for a...

Scope and Contents Typescript and word-processed drafts of reviews by Anne Stevenson on the works of other poets and authors, which were published in or submitted to various outlets. Some drafts feature annotations and corrections in pencil or ink, and they are occasionally accompanied by other material.This sub-series is composed of 82 items/files, held in four boxes. The reviews are listed below in order of either the title of the reviewed publication, the title of the first publication when...

Scope and Contents A file containing items relating to a trust that was established to support the poet, Frances Horovitz, and provide financial assistance to the education of her son, Adam, following her death. As part of the terms of that trust, its funds were to be used to support poets and writers in poverty, once Adam was out of education. The file's contents are mostly correspondence, both copies of letters sent by Anne Stevenson, and those that she received from Horovitz's widower, Roger...