Bliss Carman, Circa 1900
Scope and Contents
A single sheet of paper containing a manuscript draft of two lyric poems by Canadian poet Bliss Carman, later to be published in his Pipes of Pan Volume III, Songs of the Sea Children (1904). The text includes the entirety of poem XCVIII (“Do you know the pull of the wind on the sea?”), followed by Carman’s signature. Beneath this is the final stanza of poem CXVIII (“Along the faint horizon”). Undated.
Dates
- Circa 1900
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
William Bliss Carman (1861-1929) was a Canadian poet. He emigrated to the United States permanently in 1890, where he began his literary career, publishing at least seven books of poetry. He was later dubbed the unofficial Poet Laureate of Canada.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu