Letter from Louise Kertesz to Muriel Rukeyser

Photocopy of a typewritten letter, dated June 24th, 1979. The letter is from Louise Kertesz to Muriel Rukeyser. Louise begins the letter by saying that she enjoyed talking to Rukeyser again, and that she had missed that. Last night, Louise had remembered a letter that Rukeyser sent her long ago. Louise is enclosing it in the envelope to remind Rukeyser about it. Louise had forgotten about it and her reply because Louise had decided some time ago to give no details in the manuscript about the birth of Rukeyser’s son that were not given in the poems. Louise did not mention his father’s name as his father. His name was only mentioned in the list of people in California that Rukeyser knew. Louise enclosed xeroxes of the galleys on which Muriel’s son’s birth is mentioned. Rukeyser should remember that she had seen the material before in the manuscript. Rukeyser had given the statement that the father “did not recognize the family”. If Rukeyser still wants that material. Louise would be glad to offer it. Louise hopes that Rukeyser’s son will not find that objectionable because it would be hard to alter it at this point. Louise sent the information to Rukeyser now to honor her agreement and to allay any anxiety on anyone’s part about what will appear in Louise’s book. Simply put, nothing will appear in Louise’s book that was not said in Rukeyser’s poetry. Louise ends the letter by saying that she hopes that Muriel has a good visit in California and that the birth of another grandchild will bring her great joy.