]> tagliabue_j John Tagliabue Papers An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University KBP &su_name; &su_address; Aug 1978 [Derived from Summit] 12 Mar 2007 English 2 Apr 2008 - converted to EAD (MRC) Overview of the Collection &su_name; &su_address; Tagliabue, John, 1923- John Tagliabue Papers 1943-1991 7.5 linear ft. Papers of the American poet. Correspondence (1945-1991); journals (1952-1990); notebooks; holograph and typescript poems; articles and reviews. 148696 English Biographical History

John Tagliabue (1923-2006) was an American poet and playwright. Born in Italy, Tagliabue came with his family to the United States while still a child. He studied English at Columbia University where his fellow students inluded Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, and over his career received six Fulbright fellowships which he spent in Italy, China, Japan, and Indonesia. He taught for more than 35 years (1953-1989) at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where he actively recruited notable poets like Denise Levertov and Stephen Sender to speak, and where he founded and presided over the "United Nations of Poetry," an informal gathering of students to read the poetry of others and their own work. He is the author of several books of poetry, including New and Selected Poems, 1942-1997 (National Poetry Foundation, 1998).

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The John Tagliabue Papers comprise seventeen series, most of which are self-explanatory:

Correspondence Correspondence, publicity and reviews Drama Essays Journals Lists of published work Miscellaneous Newspaper clippings Notebooks Poetry Poetry readings Portrait Published material Short stories Tapes Thesis Reviews

Correspondence, publicity and reviews contains material relating to Tagliabue's published books; the folder for The Buddha Uproar contains biographical material. Copies of Tagliabue's published books are located in Published material. Newspaper clippings contains articles of a general nature about Tagliabue and his work, as well as a review of the Mario Puppet Exhibit at Bates College, which included several collaborations between him and his wife, artist Grace Tagliabue.

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Arrangement of the Collection

Correspondence is arranged chronologically by year; Correspondence, publicity and reviews is arranged alphabetically by title. Journals, Notebooks, and Poetry are arranged chronologically by the earliest year according to the groupings established by Tagliabue. Items with a title but no date are arranged alphabetically. Selections with neither a title nor a date are in "Undated" folders.

Subject and Genre Headings Literature -- American Poetry Tagliabue, John, 1923- American poetry -- 20th century. Poets, American. Articles. Book reviews. Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence. Diaries. Manuscripts for publication. Poems. Poets. Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

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Inventory Correspondence [General] 1945, 1947-1950, 1952-1954, 1958-1959, 1961-1962, 1964-1967, 1969-197624 folders1 In memory of Mrs. Helen Hirshler 19771 Undated 1 Correspondence, publicity and reviews The Buddha Uproar 1 The Doorless Door 1 A Japanese Journal 1 Poems 1 Drama Monologue 1 Plays 1 Plays for Voices 1 Puppet Plays 2 folders 1 Tragedy 1 Translation 1 Essays Miscellaneous 2 folders 1 Journals Holograph 1952, Paris 1 1955-1956 1 1958, Summer tour of Europe 1 1964, Greek 2 folders 1 1968, Brazil and Peru 1 1971, Venice 1 Typescript 1945-1946, Lebanese 1 1946-1947, Pullman, Washington 2 folders 1 1947-1948, New York, Selections 1 1948-1950, Alfred 1 1950-1952, Italy 1 1950-1952, Summer in Paris and London 1 1952, Paris 1 1955-1956 1 1956, Mexico 1 1956-1957, Maine 2 folders 1 1958, Summer tour of Europe 1 1962, Spain 2 1964, Greek 2 folders 2 1971-1972, italy 2 1974, Mostly Anatolia 2 1975, Maine 2 The Adriatic and Sicily in the Wrong Season 2 The Train Ride Between Pisa and Florence 2 Lists of published work Various 2 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 2 Newspaper clippings Miscellaneous 2 Notebooks Holographs Noh 2 1958 2 1959, January-April 2 1959, May-July 2 1959, July-October 2 1965 2 1965, Summer 2 1972, February-March 2 1972, March-April 2 Undated 2 Typescripts Androscoggin accounts 2 Kabuki 2 Miscellaneous 2 Shakespeare 6 folders 2 Teacher's notebook 2 folders 2 Writer's workshop 2 1969 2 1971 2 1977, Bardwell Street 2 Poetry Holographs 1958-1960 2 1960-1961 2 1962 2 folders 2 1962, suggested by Shakespeare 2 1963-1964 2 1964, General 3 1964, Poems for Grace 3 1965, General 3 1965, Summer in France 3 1966 2 folders 3 1967 3 1968 3 1969, some earlier 3 1970 3 1970-1971, General 3 1970-1971, Poems Related to My Father 3 1971-1972, Italy General 3 Venice General 3 Saint George Series 3 Santa Maria della Salute 3 1973 3 1974 3 1975 3 1976 3 1977 3 Typescripts 1940-1950, No Skating Please 3 1941-1943 3 1941-1946 3 1941-1948 3 1941-1951 3 1943-1947 3 1946-1952, Lyrics and The Jungle 3 1949-1950, Alfred, N.Y. 3 1950-1952, General 3 1950-1952, The Italy Poems 3 1952-1953, The Ischia Poems and Island 2 folders 3 1953-1954, The Erica Collection 3 1954 3 1954-1955 4 1957-1958 4 1957-1962, A Japanese Journal 2 folders 4 1960-1961, The Antics of the Alphabet 4 1960-1961, General 4 1960-1966 [?] 4 1962-1965, Cities in the Dearth of the Cold War 4 1963, Buon Natale 4 1964, Poems for Grace 4 1965, Poems for Grace 4 1965, Summer in France 4 1966, Christmas 4 1966, General 4 1967, General 4 1967, Spain 4 1968 4 1969, some earlier 4 1969 4 1970 4 1970 July, A Provincial Plus a New York Poodle 4 1970-1971, General 4 1970-1971, Poems Related to My Father 4 1971-1972, Italy Poems (Complete) 4 1971-1972, Italy Poems (Selections) 4 1973 4 1974 4 1975 4 1976 4 1977 4 The Animal Poems 4 The Buddha Uproar 4 Centering 4 At the Circus and the Fair 4 A Greek Cousin 4 Insects 4 Miscellaneous 4 Noh 4 Scribbling as the Air Shakes, and, A Walking Tour of Shikoku 4 The Twelve Months 4 Zen and the Teaching of Poetry 4 Poetry Readings Announcements 4 Introductions 4 Portrait Portrait 4 Published material Bates Anthology 4 Bennett College Journal 4 Books 2 folders 4 Newspaper 4 Poems in Little Magazines 4 "Viaje a Mexico" 4 Short stories Undated 4 Prior to 1947 4 Prior to 1947 5 Tapes From Poems 4 tapes 5 Mario Plays 6 tapes 5 Other readings 2 tapes 5 Thesis Thesis 5 Reviews Reviews by Tagliabue 5