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Tag Archives: poetry
Our Claw-some Cat Collections
McFarlin Special Collection and University Archives houses many author’s personal papers and manuscripts. Recently I discovered that a popular topic amongst writers was their interest in cats. The first author that came to mind when I thought about this close-knitted … Continue reading
Birthday for July 18: Elizabeth Jennings
Elizabeth Jennings, an English poet, was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, on July 18, 1926. Jennings’ family moved to Oxford when she was six years old. She attended St. Anne’s College at Oxford, and became a writer, with her first book, … Continue reading
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Tagged british author, elizabeth jennings, oxford, poems, poet, poetry
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
It has been nearly 3 weeks since Yevgeny Yevtushenko passed away in Tulsa. I tried to take several of his classes as an undergraduate student but by the time I was able to register they were always already full. This … Continue reading
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Tagged poetry, Russian literature, Soviet Union, Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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Elizabeth Jennings – 20th Century British Poet
Elizabeth Jennings was a British poet from the twentieth century. She spent most of her life in Oxford England and was educated at St. Anne’s College. For a few years she worked in advertising, libraries, and publishing, then devoted all … Continue reading
Holidays, Holidaze
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. It is also an incredibly hectic time for many. Putting down the egg nog, iPad, and to do list is hard the week of Christmas. There are still presents to buy, family to … Continue reading
Birthday for October 27: Sylvia Plath
Today, October 27, marks the birthday of Sylvia Plath, the author and poet. Born in Boston in 1932, Plath is known for writing confessional poetry and her autobiographical novel The Bell Jar, which chronicles her experiences working as a guest editor … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, Books, correspondence, poetry, sylvia plath, ted hughes
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Birthdays for October 2: Wallace Stevens and Graham Greene
Today, October 2nd, marks the birthday of two authors who are part of the University of Tulsa’s Special Collections. Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) was an American Modernist poet born in Reading, Pennsylvania who attended law school and then worked for an … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century, Books, crime thrillers, Famous Birthdays, graham greene, modern, Modernism, poetry, wallace stevens
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Irish Poet Paul Muldoon at McFarlin Fellow Event
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives would like to announce the upcoming McFarlin Fellows event “One Thousand Things Worth Knowing: A Poetry Reading by Paul Muldoon,” on October 23rd, 2014. Paul Muldoon is an Irish … Continue reading
New Acquisition: Spenser’s Minor Poems
Special Collections is pleased to announce the acquisition of a beautiful collection of poems: The Minor Poems of Edmund Spenser. Published by Ashendene Press in 1925, the book contains The Shepheardes Calender, Compaints, Daphnaida, Colin Clovts Come Home Again, Amoretti, Hymnes, and other … Continue reading
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Tagged acquisitions, Books, Edmund Spenser, fine printing, Literature, poetry, university of tulsa
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Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize Winner, Dies at 94
The University of Tulsa’s Department of Special Collections and University Archives is sad to announce that adored British author Doris Lessing passed away peacefully at her home in the early morning hours of Sunday November 17th. Lessing, who produced fifty-five … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, collections, Literature, poetry
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