Letter from Richard Eberhart to Louise Kertesz
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Title
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Letter from Richard Eberhart to Louise Kertesz
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Creator
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Richard Eberhart
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Description
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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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Date Created
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August 21st, 1980
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Original Object Type
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Paper
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Subject
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letter; richard eberhart, louise kertesz; muriel rukeyser; book reviews; of poetry and poets; illinois press; book reviewing; publishing; hanover;
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Collection Location
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Box 1 Folder 26
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Cataloger
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Latitude Brown
