Correspondence with English poet Jenny Joseph relating to: a visit to Manchester in March 1979 to do a [BBC] recording for Fraser Steel; Joseph's work on a long poetry sequence called 'Man as Matter; Schmidt's response to this sequence, which he would be prepared to publish without the 'Man as Cannibal' section; Joseph's decision to work further on the piece; the acceptance of her poem 'Shadows Coming' for PN Review [15]; a book she has recently completed called Persephone, which she outlines and submits to Schmidt, who is interested in considering it but unable to commit to publication due to the uncertain finances of Carcanet Press in 1980; her plans to write a book called 'Against Purity' about where poetry comes from; and her plans to buy new Carcanet books by Val Warner and Jean Earle. The file also includes a note from Christine Green, of John Johnson, Joseph's agents.
Dated at: London W3.
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