American Gypsy (2 folders), undated
Scope and Contents
Signed by Frances Whyatt. Two bound vinyl galleys for the collection American Gypsy published in 1984. American Gypsy includes several poems that exist in draft format in Lost Love and "Electra." The galley includes poems: I. "Light from Sandy Hook "(page 3), "The Palenville Ghazals" (page 5), "March Melt in Caaterskill Forest" (page 5), "The Valley in April" (page 6), "Shandaken's Widow and the Greening May" (page 7), "June Night in Palenville" (page 8), "Nightbird of Laurel Springs" (page 10), "Daughter's Prayer" (page 12), "Electra" (page 14), "Belle de Jour" (page 15), "Ode of Anger" (page 19), "Zelda" (page 20), "Hypochondria" (page 21), "Path" (page 24), "American Dream Sonnet" (page 25), "Epiphany" (page 26); II. "Otter" (page 29), Shark, Dolphin; III. "The Man in the Poem," "The Throat as Letter Read Dear God," "The Craft of their Hands," "Prelude to Spring," "Offering," "Baby Talk," "Warm Bodies," "Endgame," "Advocate," "In the Last Corruptible Noon of Summer."
Dates
- Creation: undated
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