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Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
Scope Note: Use for works that ARE in forms such as these variant terms: Lyrics (Poetry) Poems Poetic literature Rhymes (Poetry) Rimes (Poetry) Verse (Poetry) Verses (Poetry)

For works ABOUT Poetry, use the LCSH topical heading

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Bin Ramke Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M381
Abstract

Collection contains personal papers of University of Denver English Professor Bin Ramke. Contains photographs, manuscript and poem drafts, research materials, essays, clippings, publications, personal journals and notebooks, Macintosh Powerbook G4, Macbook Air, course materials; primarily photocopies of primary materials.

Dates: 1973-2013

Burton Feldman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M145
Abstract Burton Edward Feldman (1926-2003) served as faculty member of University of Denver, Department of English from 1965-1998. During his time at the University, Feldman acted as Director of Undergraduate Honors in English (1968 - 1974), Editor of the Denver Quarterly (1970 - 1975), and Director of Graduate Studies in English (1980 - 1984). Feldman also published poetry and scholarly works, including The Rise of Modern Mythology: 1680 - 1860 and 'The Nobel Prize: A History of Genius,...
Dates: 1945-2004

Cleta Clemmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M229
Abstract

Cleta Clemmer (1887-1977) was an American author. She lived in Escondido, California, and it was there she wrote the stories and poetry in this collection. This collection consists of manuscripts of short stories and poems.

Dates: 1972-1978

Grey and Byron Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B458
Abstract The Grey and Byron collection contains a variety of materials from the traveling Vaudeville pair, Dolly Grey and Bert Byron. Types of materials include clothing, accessories, jewelry, handgun, bullets, photographs, newspaper clippings, membership certificates, property documents, death certificates, scripts, poems, notes, short stories, sheet music, lyrics, general ledgers, pocket calendars, travel albums, and photo albums. Individuals included in this collection include Dolly Grey, Bert...
Dates: 1885 - 1964

Jessica Comola Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M464
Abstract

Jessica Comola, an alumna of the University of Denver, where she earned her PhD in Poetry in 2019. The collection consists of three "poetry dresses" and accessories which she created as part of her dissertation defense.

Dates: Other: 2019

Leonard F. Bischel Hsinku Poem

 Collection
Identifier: M279
Abstract

Dr. Kenneth Kuanling Fan was a poet from Taiwan who invented a new poem format called "Hsin Ku" or "New Classic." A Hsin Ku poem consists of four lines of four words each, with the second and fourth words nearly rhyming. This collection contains a paper fan with a Hsin Ku poem inscribed on the back by Dr. Fan.

Dates: 2006

Lilian White Spencer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M034
Abstract Lilian White Spencer (1876-1953) was a playwright and poet who lived in Denver, Colorado as a child and again from 1918-1944. Spencer wrote plays, reviews of plays, script revisions, poetry and also translated French literature. She was best known in Denver for pageant writing. She wrote The Pageant of Colorado, an epic drama, which was performed May 1927 with a cast of 1,500 as part of a celebration commemorating the opening of the Moffatt Tunnel. Her papers include pen and ink drawings...
Dates: 1918-1944

M. Ruth Larner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M493
Abstract This collection contains items donated to University Alumni Volunteer Engagement and having belonged to M. Ruth Larner (1898-1974) who attended DU from 1913-1916. She graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts, but it is unclear what happened to her afterwords. Records on Ancestry indicate she became a teacher and/or an office manager. Larner's material includes a West Side High School Yearbook from 1911, varoius correspondance and invitations that had been tucked inside K-Books from 1913 and...
Dates: 1911-1923

Maureen Owen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M485
Abstract

Maureen Owen is a poet, editor, and publisher, and has served as the coordinator/director of the St. Marks Poetry Project (1976-1980). Owen is the author of numerous collections of poetry, and is the founder of the literary magazine Telephone and the press Telephone Books. The collection consists of correspondence with colleagues, editorial work on publications, teaching materials, manuscripts and drafts, notebooks, and other various items related to her work and life.

Dates: 1970 - 2016

Poem on the Page Broadsides

 Collection
Identifier: M410
Abstract

Poem on the Page collection of fine printed letterpress broadsides from various publishers assembled by the University of Denver Department of Special Collecions and Archives. Poetry by various poets, colophons by the corresponding printers.

Dates: 1958-2015