"Electra", circa 1980
Scope and Contents
Bound leather book includes the same poems in the "Electra" collection housed in Folder 2 in Box 3. Many poems in this collection were later published in American Gypsy. Poems include: "Electra" (page 3), "Buck Teeth" (page 4), "The Cat's Name is Turkey" (page 6), "Tits" (page 8), "Feet" (page 14), "Prelude to Spring" (page 16), "Phone Call Between Survivors" (page 18), "Two Cliches Meet and Devour Each Other" (page 20), "In the Last Corruptible Noon of Summer" (page 22), "Lines from an Ex-Bourbon Drinker" (page 28), "Otter" (page 30), "June Night in Palenville" (page 36), "Letter from Scarlett O'Hara" (page 37), "Bell de Jour" (page 39), "Hypochondria" (page 43), "The Fall" (page 46), "Orpheus in the Astor Place Subway" (page 47), "Day Moon" (page 48), "The Winter Beginning" (page 50), "Light from Sandy Hook" (page 52), "Early Snow "(page 54), "Daughter's Prayers" (page 55). Works signed by Frances Whyatt.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1980
Creator
- From the Collection: Whyatt, Frances (Person)
Access
This collection has no restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 12.5 Linear Feet (30 full size document boxes)
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository