1408649 MICHAEL S. HARPER | HEALING SONG FOR THE INNER EAR [Signed] WITH EPHEMERA [including] MULTIPLE TLS, SIGNED ARTICLES, SIGNED POEMS, ETC. IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH MYRA SKLAREW. Michael S. Harper.
MICHAEL S. HARPER | HEALING SONG FOR THE INNER EAR [Signed] WITH EPHEMERA [including] MULTIPLE TLS, SIGNED ARTICLES, SIGNED POEMS, ETC. IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH MYRA SKLAREW
MICHAEL S. HARPER | HEALING SONG FOR THE INNER EAR [Signed] WITH EPHEMERA [including] MULTIPLE TLS, SIGNED ARTICLES, SIGNED POEMS, ETC. IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH MYRA SKLAREW
MICHAEL S. HARPER | HEALING SONG FOR THE INNER EAR [Signed] WITH EPHEMERA [including] MULTIPLE TLS, SIGNED ARTICLES, SIGNED POEMS, ETC. IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH MYRA SKLAREW
MICHAEL S. HARPER | HEALING SONG FOR THE INNER EAR [Signed] WITH EPHEMERA [including] MULTIPLE TLS, SIGNED ARTICLES, SIGNED POEMS, ETC. IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH MYRA SKLAREW

MICHAEL S. HARPER | HEALING SONG FOR THE INNER EAR [Signed] WITH EPHEMERA [including] MULTIPLE TLS, SIGNED ARTICLES, SIGNED POEMS, ETC. IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH MYRA SKLAREW

Urbana: University of Illinois, 1985. First Edition, Review Copy. BOOK: Octavo, [10], 97, [2] pages. In Very Good plus condition, with a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket is white with red titling, housed in a new archival mylar sleeve. Volume in full red cloth binding with black titling to spine. Jacket shows mild age toning, with moderate edge wear; small closed tear in the bottom edge of jacket back. Boards show light rubbing along edges. Slight slant to spine. Faint scuffing on text block fore edge. Title page signed flat and dated by Michael S. Harper in blue ink: "Michael S. Harper / 18 March, '85". Inscription on front free endpaper reads: "For Myra / From Michael / 'in love and service evermore' / Hamilton, NY / March '85". Interior otherwise clean.

EPHEMERA: Consists of several items sent from Harper to Myra Sklarew, including Four Typed Letters, Signed [TLS]; One signed holiday card with a short typed inscription; Two flat signed poems; a printed article with a short gift inscription; a program bearing a longer gift inscription; and an unsigned typed eulogy for Michael S. Harper's brother, Jonathan Paul Harper. All in Very Good condition. Several of these items bear creases and light wear consistent with their age. All items are housed in a new archival sleeve. Shelved in Room A

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Michael S. Harper was an accomplished American poet, longtime English professor at Brown University, and poet laureate of Rhode Island. This book and ephemera evidence a long and close relationship between him and fellow poet and professor Myra Sklarew. In his letters, he discusses health issues, the birth of his grandchild, details on his work and schedule, and his nomination of Sklarew to the MLA Poetry Board. These pieces, including the signed poems, articles, and other items, encompass a span of 26 years, from 1977 to 2003, and illuminate the strength and depth of the relationship between the two writers while providing a rare glimpse into the life of a much-lauded poet, father, and friend.

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