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• Letter from Muriel Rukeyser to Louise Kertesz
  Original, typewritten letter, dated November 1st, 1978. The letter is from Muriel Rukeyser to Louise Kertesz. In the letter, Rukeyser tells Louise that she had found a copy of the picture of the Christmas reading in San Francisco for Amnesty International in December of 1977. The picture is distorted at the edges, so that Kay Boyle, who was standing on the left of Rukeyser, doesn't look right at all, but Rukeyser supposes that since she sat in the middle,she looks like herself.
• Letter from Muriel Rukeyser to Louise Kertesz
  An envelope dated May 21st, 1979, with a letter dated May 11th, 1979/ The letter is from Muriel Rukeyser to Louise Kertesz. Rukeyser begins the letter by thanking Louise for her note. Rukeyser also tells Louise to not mind the two month delay and to hope that LSU catches up. Furthermore, Rukeyser says that she will be glad to see MOVING TO DETROIT. Rukeyser ends the letter by saying that she is doing well and that she may be ready to leave the hospital.
• Letter from Paula Rabinowitz to Louise Kertesz
  Dated March 26th, 1981. A typewritten letter from Paula Rabinowitz, from the editorial collective at Wayne State University, to Louise Kertesz. Paula is happy to inform Louise that they will publish her long poem “Elegy for Lillian.” Wayne State University was hoping to publish an all Michigan issue in the near future, which would be volume 10,. Number 1. They would like Louise's permission for her poem to be published in the upcoming issue, Volume 9, Number 2, or to hold it for the Michigan issue.
• Letter from Phyllis Leith to Louise Kertesz
  Dated January 2nd, 1979. A typed letter from Phyllis Leith to Louise Kertesz, writing on behalf of Denise Levertov. Levertov gives Louise Kertesz permission to use her quotes in her book, and brings up that two of her poems in Sorrow Dance, “The Unknown” and “Joy” are related to Muriel Rukeyser’s work.
• Letter from Richard Balkin to Louise Kertesz
  Dated August 3rd, 1977. A typed letter from the literary agent Richard Balkin. Balkin declines becoming the literary agent of Louise Kertesz, however, he does suggest that the book will find a publisher, and brings up another company. Some handwritten notes, including the name of another agent, are added. The letter is also underlined in parts.
• Letter from Richard Eberhart to Beverly Jaret
  Dated December 29th, 1978. A letter from Richard Eberhart to Beverly Jarett. The letter states that Eberhart would like to give Louise Kertesz a blurb for the cover of the book.
• Letter from Richard Eberhart to Beverly Jarrett
  Dated January 6th, 1978. Copy of a typed letter from Richard Eberhart to Beverly Jarrett, executive editor of Louisiana University Press. Louise Kertesz is CC’D. Contains a Eberhart’s blurb for Kertesz’s forthcoming book. Also contains Eberhart’s handwritten notes to Kertesz.
• Letter from Richard Eberhart to Louise Kertesz
  Dated November 8th, 1980. A typewritten letter from Richard Eberhart to Louise Kertesz. Eberhart states that he is returning the second copy of Louise’s book, which he was sure she would be glad to have. Eberhart had sent it to Robert Pinsky, in hopes that he would review the book, but Pinsky replied that “he was not reviewing these days” and sent it back. Eberhart states that Louise’s book has been around the country, and that she is sorry about this turn of events, but he does’;t know what to do about it. Eberhart tells Louise to be patient, and that her book will be reviewed in due course, and that he thinks 1981 would be a likely year for this to happen. Eberhart states that it was a pleasure receiving the NY Quarterly 1980 Poetry Day Award at a $100 a plate banquet at the Hotel Pierre in New York on October 15th. Eberhart ends the letter by saying that he will be going again to U of Florida Gainesville for Spring Term. Last week, Eberhart had a fun time in Tulsa.
• Letter from Richard Eberhart to Louise Kertesz
  Original typewritten letter, dated December 20th. 1978. The letter is from Richard Eberhart to Louise Kertesz. In the letter, Eberhart tells Louise that he has received her letter from December 14th, and he is glad that Rukeyser will be coming out. However, Eberhart is troubled by a phone call that he received from Father Morton if St. John the Divine last night asking who to substitute for Muriel next Sunday for a dialogue at his church about “water”. He said that Rukeyser fainted recently at Sarah Lawrence, and she is now in the hospital. Eberhart hopes that Rukeyser will get better, and will be able to enjoy Louise’s book when it comes out. Eberhart would also like to give Louise a blurb for the book jacket if she wanted one. He has also written to the press, showing them what he has written about the book, and he could make a blurb from that. What Eberhart wrote to the press has been enclosed in the letter. Eberhart ends the letter by asking Louise whether or not that would be in order.
• Letter from Richard Eberhart to Louise Kertesz
  An original, handwritten letter, dated August 21st, 1980. The letter is from Richard Eberhart to Louise Kertesz. In the beginning of the letter, Eberhart tells Louise that he was happy to meet her and her husband and talk about her stunning work on Muriel. To Eberhart, it was an unexpected pleasure that happens too seldomly. Eberhart wishes he could help get the book reviewed, but he doesn’t review books any more. He used to review in the 50’s and 60’s, but nowadays, nobody asks Eberhart to review. If Eberhart has any clout, he will use it. He also says that heavy books take a long time to review articles. Eberhart still receives good ones about his Of Poetry and Poets from Illinois Press that was published in 1979,and he suspects that Louise will get reviewed in the quarterlies in 1981. Perhaps Louise will be content, since the main joy is in the work itself, or the labor of love, in knowing that her book will be ensconced in 1000 libraries and be read for decades, off and on. The book will be a ‘grand mine’ for miners in Rukeyser in the future. When Eberhart returns to Hanover, he will see if the first copy is still there and ask Louise what she would like to have done with the 2nd. Eberhart ends the letter by saying, “Now if you would give me about three years of your life and do an RE as splendidly as you did MR”.
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  Letter from Robert T. Summer to Louise Kertesz
  The tenth typewritten letter, dated September 13th, 1979, from Robert T. Summer to Louise Kertesz. Summer agrees to send a review copy of Louise’s book to Thomas Lask at The New York Times. They have not received responses from Jane Cooper or Grace Schulman that would indicate that they are interested in reviewing Louise’s book. William Meredith said that he was overcommitted, and Denise Levertov’s secretary said that Levertov could not take on any more work at this time. They have the quote from Richard Eberhart, and will use that. In closing, Summer says that they are all looking forward to the publication of Louise's fine book.
• Letter from Sandra M. Gilbert to Louise Kertesz
  Dated July 20th, 1977. A letter from Sandra M. Gilbert, University of California, to Louise Kertesz. CC’D to Susan Gubar. They cannot use Louise Kertesz’s essays, “The Bridge, ‘Theory of Flight,’ and The Spirit of Whitman” for their collection Shakespeare’s Sisters.