Letter from Clive Bush to Louise Kertesz

An original, typewritten letter, dated March 2nd, 1981. The letter is from Clive Bush to Louise Kertesz. Clive begins the letter by saying that he has meant to write to Louise after reading her book on Rukeyser, but that time and various other pressures have interfered. Bush enjoyed the book, and he was interested in the reception of Rukeyser;s work and was relieved that Louise had not gone overboard with abstractions in her commentary. Bush thinks that it is a good book and that would open up further interest in Rukeyser’s work, but that it won't “fit” with the various obsessions of the Academy. He does hope that the book succeeds in spite of that. Clive also requests that Louise helps one of his students form Warwick University who has decided to travel the United States this summer in the hopes of meeting women writers and interviewing them Since Muriel had died, he had no one to turn to for advice about her, and he asks if the student can write to her for information about Rukeyser. The student’s name is Sarah Barclay. Bush is currently a visiting fellow at Yale for the year, and he is trying to finish a book on Henry Adams, William James. And Gertrude Stein. He was also planning on traveling this summer and he hopes to spend some time meeting and interviewing some poets himself in July and August. He also may spend a month teaching at Naropa. He has no idea where Farmington Hill is but it seems on the way to Colorado. He wanted to meet Louise and talk about Muriel and other poets if a time and place could be arranged during this summer.