Letter from Jane Cooper to Kertesz, July 10 1978

Title

eng Letter from Jane Cooper to Kertesz, July 10 1978

Description

eng Dated July 10th, 1978. A typed letter from Jane Cooper to Louise Kertesz. Cooper apologizes for replying to the letter so late, and expresses elation that Louise Kertesz is writing a book about Rukeyser. On page two of the letter, Cooper comments on Rukeyser as a teacher, in particular on her willingness "to let a class go through some stormy times in order to reach both a genuine group experience, communal growth, & to get each individual to reach deeply into herself or himself. I could be wrong, but I think she would say there can be no genuine growth without a certain amount of chaos, or grappling."
Cooper tells Kertesz "that as part of Sarah Lawrence's celebration of its 50th Year, the Writing Faculty are sponsoring a Day in Honor of Muriel Rukeyser." After describing the planned day-long event, she expresses her hope that Kertesz will be able to attend." Page 2 of 2.

Identifier

eng 018_LK_01_19_011.jpg

Creator

eng Jane Cooper

Date Created

eng July 10th, 1978

Medium

eng Paper

Subject

eng Louise Kertesz, Muriel Rukeyser, Jane Cooper, Female Poets, Correspondence, Photography

Is Part Of

eng 018.LK, Louise Kertesz papers

Contributor

eng Andrew Schick

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& pelitics, Our aim is teo get a sense ef. he total
cemitm iriteref Muriel's stature -~ semething that gets left out
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