9 line signed typescript letter on Berryman's letterhead with original hand-addressed mailing envelope, as well as an original 12 line typescript poem signed and dated by Berryman. A typescript letter from Berryman to Meryl Natchez (Rafferty), signed in blue ink at the close. Present as well is a typescript poem "Drugs Alcohol Little Sister" by Berryman which is mentioned in the letter: "Here's one I wrote this afternoon." The poem is signed and dated "6 Jan '71" in blue ink. The poem here is an early draft of the version that eventually appeared in Berryman's last book of poems, Delusions, Etc . Original typescript poems from Berryman are quite scarce.
9 line signed typescript letter on Berryman's letterhead with original hand-addressed mailing envelope, as well as an original 12 line typescript poem signed and dated by Berryman. A typescript letter from Berryman to Meryl Natchez (Rafferty), signed in blue ink at the close. Present as well is a typescript poem "Drugs Alcohol Little Sister" by Berryman which is mentioned in the letter: "Here's one I wrote this afternoon." The poem is signed and dated "6 Jan '71" in blue ink. The poem here is an early draft of the version that eventually appeared in Berryman's last book of poems, Delusions, Etc . Original typescript poems from Berryman are quite scarce.
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