Faberian - Poems by Women [101 Poems by 101 Women]

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Series[UMA-SRE-20140045] MAJOR WORKSAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2014004500284Scope and ContentCorrespondence (2001) concerning commissioning, editing and publication of 101 Poems by 101 Women, an anthology of women's poetry edited by GG, published in November 2001 and its publicity. Publication matters discussed include copyright clearances and suggestions for the cover image (GG, 2 May 2001: "The [Louise] Bourgeois - by a mile. It has all the attributes - exhibitionism, self-pity, bravado, sensuality - of our strange gang of women"). Correspondence also includes a letter from Lennie Goodings, Virago, 13 December 2001 on poets and gardens (possible estray) and two November 2005 letters on proposed "repackaging" of the book by Faber and Faber. The folder includes some laser print typescript of sections of the book, including draft jacket copy. Photocopies of poems are interleaved and also bundled at back of folder. Correspondents: Germaine Greer; Carol Horne; Paul Keegan, Faber and Faber; Elizabeth Cameron, University of Warwick; Jane Fever, Faber & Faber; James MacDonald Lockhart, Gillon Aitken; Sarah Wherry, Faber & Faber; Charles Boyle, Faber & Faber; Isabella Pereira, Gillon Aitken; Lesley Shaw, Gillon Aitken; Lennie Goodings, Virago. Subjects: 101 Poems by 101 Women; Women poets; Publishers and publishing; Authors and Publishers; Copy editing; PublicityAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2014.0045 Unit 0026

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date5 April 2001-24 November 2005

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Faberian - Poems by Women [101 Poems by 101 Women]