Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Chapman, Lee and The Poetry Collection
- Abstract:
- The First Intensity Collection contains the editorial correspondence for Lee Chapman's literary magazine from 1992 to 2007. Correspondence contains poetry submissions, page proofs, reviews, and articles from poets featured in First Intensity.
- Extent:
- 6.25 Linear Feet and (8 legal manuscript boxes, 7 letter manuscript boxes)
- Language:
- English and Collection material in English.
- Preferred citation:
[Description and dates], Box/folder number, PCMS-0041, First Intensity Collection, 1992-2007, The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. See the Special Collections' preferred citations instructions for additional information.
Background
- Scope and Content:
The First Intensity Collection is primarily a collection of editorial correspondence from 1992 to 2010 between Lee Chapman and the poets and artists featured in the magazine. Items found in the collection include electronic mail, handwritten letters, poetry cards, published material, poetry manuscripts, submissions, page proofs, photographs, reviews, and newspaper clippings. Manuscript material and submissions are indicated where present at the file level and written as (mss) in the title.
- Biographical / Historical:
First Intensity, a magazine of new writing, was edited and published by artist Lee Chapman from Summer 1993 to Winter 2008, out of Lawrence, Kansas. The title First Intensity comes from Vorticism by Ezra Pound, which reads: "The work of art which is most 'worth while' is the work which would need a hundred works of any other kind of art to explain it... Such works are what we call works of the 'first intensity.'" The magazine's twenty-two issues include artwork, poetry, short stories, and reviews, and published such authors as Robert Kelly, Larry Eigner, Diane Di Prima, Nathaniel Tarn, John Taggart, Theodore Enslin, Rochelle Owens, Elizabeth Robinson, John Olson, Dallas Wiebe, Kent Johnson, Forrest Gander, Nathaniel Mackey, Barry Gifford, Vincent Ferrini, Hoa Nguyen and others. First Intensity Press continues with occasional books.
- Acquisition information:
- Collection purchased by the Poetry Collection from Lee Chapman.
- Processing information:
Collection processed by Elliot McNally.
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent. Individual author files were created by Lee Chapman and original order has been maintained. Chronological order has been imposed within each file. Boxes 1-8 contain materials from accession 2009-PCMS-001. Boxes 9-15 contain materials from accession 2015-PCMS-014.
- Accruals:
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using local best practices.
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Poetry -- Publishing
American poetry -- 20th century
Publishers and Publishing -- Correspondence
Publishers and publishing--United States
Poetry -- Periodicals
Little magazines
Letters (correspondence) - Names:
- The Poetry Collection
Kelly, Robert, 1935-
Eigner, Larry, 1927-1996
Di Prima, Diane
Tarn, Nathaniel
Taggart, John, 1942-
Enslin, Theodore
Owens, Rochelle
Robinson, Elizabeth, 1961-
Olson, John
Wiebe, Dallas E.
Johnson, Kent
Gander, Forrest
Mackey, Nathaniel, 1947-
Gifford, Barry
Ferrini, Vincent, 1913-2007
Nguyen, Hoa, 1967-
Eshleman, Clayton
Irby, Kenneth
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The First Intensity Collection is open for research.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the Poetry Collection before requesting photocopies and/or publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Once permission is obtained, most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Description and dates], Box/folder number, PCMS-0041, First Intensity Collection, 1992-2007, The Poetry Collection of the University Libraries, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. See the Special Collections' preferred citations instructions for additional information.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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716-645-2917lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu