Letter from Kertesz to Rukeyser, July 12 1976

Title

eng Letter from Kertesz to Rukeyser, July 12 1976

Description

eng An original, typewritten copy of a letter, dated July 12th, 1976. The letter is from Louise Kertesz to Muriel Rukeyser. Louise begins the letter by saying that she hopes that Rukeyser had a good trip to California. Louise watched the Tall Ships on July 4th and was thinking about what a good view Rukeyser would have had of them from Westbeth. Louise attached the second part of Chapter 2 of her book in the envelope, with footnotes, and the first part of Chapter 3. Chapter 3 will deal with Rukeyser’s books from the 40s. Louise had given Rukeyser the first part of Chapter 2 in rough copy, and she is leaving it that way for the time being. Louise plans to get Chapter 3 and a good part of Chapter 4 done that summer. As Louise’s manuscript grows, she sees that it needs an overhaul for coherence. Before that time, Louise hopes to talk to Rukeyser again and to get relevant biographical details. She is also trying to get Chapter 1 published in a shortened version. In mid august, Louise and her family are moving to 17 Payson Avenue in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Louise accepted a position on the faculty at the school that she taught at recently. It is a boarding school, and she won’t have to prepare meals, so she is counting on a lot of extra time to work on her book. In any case, she will also work on the book on school vacation. Sara’s lump seems to be resolving itself according to the surgeons, and now they are expecting it to just go away. Louise ends the letter by sending Rukeyser her best wishes. A postscript says that the second part of the letter consists of questions.

Identifier

eng 018_LK_01_12_010.jpg

Creator

eng Louise Kertesz

Date Created

eng July 12th, 1976

Medium

eng Paper

Subject

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

Is Part Of

eng 018.LK, Louise Kertesz papers

Contributor

eng Andrew Schick