Poetry
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William F. Claire Papers 2
Collection
Identifier: GTM-110502
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of correspondence received by William Claire from Robert Lax, Thomas Merton, and Mark Van Doren. Other materials relate to the special double issue of "Voyages" magazine (Volume 2, Numbers 1 and 2, September 1968) focussing on Robert Lax, with an introduction by Claire, a brief biography on and writings by Lax. The collection also includes, typescripts and correspondence pertaining to "The Essays of Mark Van Doren (1942-1972)" edited by Claire (Conn.: Greenwood...
Dates:
1930 - 2016
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Robert Lax Papers
Collection
Identifier: GTM-GAMMS349
Scope and Contents
The Robert Lax Papers contain two series of documents relating to the poet Robert Lax, regarding his life and his published works. The first is a series of letters, the majority of which are written to Robert Lax from various correspondents, although there are several letters written by Lax as well. These letters contain correspondents' thoughts on Lax's work and the impact of his poetry, especially with regard to his most well-known works, "Circus of the Sun" and "33 Poems". The second...
Dates:
1940 - 1995; Majority of material found within 1985 - 1992
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts