US-RPB-ms2012.001 Poetry Mission records1982-2004 Finding aid prepared by Karen Eberhart Processing funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Brown University Library
Box A Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email:hay@brown.edu
2012 May 30 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 30 May 2012 English Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Poetry Mission papers Poetry Mission records MS.2012.001 John Hay Library Special Collections
Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu
English 2.5 Linear feet 1982-2004 The records for the Poetry Mission include correspondence, minutes, financial records, publicity records, and original poetry sent as submissions from poets all around the northeastern region of the United States. Of note are the records and submissions collected and used for the 1994 publication of the poetry anthology called A Glass of Green Tea – With Honig in honor of Rhode Island poet Edwin Honig. Poetry Mission. Sullivan, Janet, 1926-2009 Suryanarayan, Indu Historical Note

The Poetry Mission, a non-profit organization, was established in the spring of 1990 by a group of Rhode Island writers: Dawne Anderson, Henry Gould, Dennis Holt, Richard Wilmarth, and Maxim Sukhanov. The purpose of the organization was to foster awareness of existing world poetic traditions and develop new opportunities for all writers through events, readings, and publications. They also hoped to establish a community-based literary arts center accessible to the public which would be a work and performance space for poets and writers and a resource for the community.

In the Fall of 1990 the Poetry Mission took over responsibility for the publication of the Northeast Journal which had been in publication since 1978. Editorial disputes during the fall of 1992 and beginning of 1993 led to the resignation of several of the original members of the Poetry Mission. The title of the journal was subsequently changed to Nedge and continued under that title until Issue #9, Fall 2001. It was edited by Henry Gould and Janet Sullivan.

In addition to numerous public events to promote poetry and the publication of Nedge, the Poetry Mission also published an anthology in honor of Rhode Island poet Edwin Honig. The anthology was called A Glass of Green Tea – With Honig and was published in 1994 in time for Honig’s 75th birthday.

The Poetry Mission ceased activities in 2002.

 Collection information

Poetry Mission records, Ms. 2012.001, Brown University Library.

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The records for the Poetry Mission include correspondence, minutes, financial records, publicity records, and original poetry sent as submissions from poets all around the northeastern region of the United States.

Of note are the records and submissions collected and used for the 1994 publication of the poetry anthology called A Glass of Green Tea – With Honig in honor of Rhode Island poet Edwin Honig.

Also of note is an essay by Indu Suryanarayan called "The Northeast Journal: a Portrait of a Small Magazine" which provides a first-hand history of the journal and the individuals involved with its publication.

The original order within the folders as established by the Poetry Mission has been retained. The folders have been organized alphabetically by the title of the folder to facilitate use.

 Administrative information

Donated by Henry Gould in January 2012.

 Names Gould, Henry Honig, Edwin Nedge Northeast Journal Subjects American poetry--20th century Poets, American--20th century. Types of Materials Correspondence Little magazines Manuscripts Minutes Charter- Poetry Mission 1 1 1982-1996 Bylaws and Chronology 1 2 1987-1996 Northeast Journal Grant 1 3 1988-1991, 2002 Bylaws etc., Poetry Mission 1 4 1988-2000 Bank Account, Citizens 1 5 1990-2002, 2004 Biographies 1 6 1990-1992 Bios, Correspondence, Submissions, NEDGE 1 7 1995-1999 Bios, Correspondence, Sumbmissions, NEDGE 1 8 1995-1997 Biographies, Correspondence, Submissions, NEDGE 1 9 1999, undated Correspondence, Poetry Mission 1 10 1990-1992 Correspondence 1 11 1990-2002 Correspondence, NEDGE 1 12 1994 Correspondence, Poems, Distribution 1 13 1996-2001 Correspondence, Submissions, NEDGE 1 14 1997-1998 Correspondence, Newspaper Articles, Donations, Financial Records 1 15 1990-1998 Distribution, NEDGE 1 16 1993-1997 Distribution, Library 1 17 1991 Events and Fundraisers 1 18 1990-1991, 1996 Manuscript, NEDGE Volume 10 1 19 No Date Manuscripts and Correspondence, Nedge. Folder 1 of 2. 1 20 1994-2000 Manuscripts and Correspondence, Nedge. Folder 2 of 2 1 21 1994-2000 Minutes, Northeast Journal 1 22 1990-1991 Models for Space, Poetry Mission 1 24 1982-1994 Mission statement 1 23 1990 NEDGE #9 1 25 2000-2001 Newspaper Clippings, NEJ 1 26 1976-1985 Nice Paper - Po Biz 1 27 1991-1993 Northeast Journal 1 28 1986-1990 Northeast Journal 1 29 1991 The Northeast Journal, A Portrait of a Small Magazine, Indu Suryanarayan 1 30 No Date Poems and Biographies 1 31 Undated Poems by David Cloutier, Martha Christina and other 1 32 1993, Undated Poems, Correspondence, Brown University 1 33 1995, Undated Printing 1 34 1993-1994 Publicity and Photographs 1 35 1978-1986, 1991-1992, 1996-1997 Public Relations 1 36 1993-1998 Rejected Submissions and Correspondence 1 37 2000-2002 Rejection Notices, Submission and Submission Guidelines 1 38 1990-1991, 1995-1996 Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Grant 1 39 1993-1994 Stories 2 1 1997 Submissions and Correspondence 2 2 1992-1995 Submissions and Correspondence 2 3 1999-2004 Submissions, Correspondence, Photographs, NEDGE 2 4 1994-1996 Subscriptions, NEDGE 2 5 1991-1996 Tax - Northeast Journal 2 6 1978-1996 A Glass of Green Tea 2 7 1994 A Glass of Green Tea - Essay Bibliography 2 8 1994 A Glass of Green Tea - Correspondence 2 9 1994-1996 A Glass of Green Tea - Cover Mechanical 3 1 [1994] A Glass of Green Tea - Poems and Drawings 3 2 [1994?] A Glass of Green Tea - Zaleski Artwork Submission 3 3 1994 A Glass of Green Tea - Originals #1. Folder 1 of 2 3 4 1983-1984, 1993-1995 A Glass of Green Tea - Originals # 1. Folder 2 of 2 3 5 1983-1984, 1993-1995 A Glass of Green Tea - Originals #2. Folder 1 of 2 3 6 1980, 1983, 1994-1995 A Glass of Green Tea - Originals #2. Folder 2 of 2 3 7 1980, 1983, 1994-1995 A Glass of Green Tea - Correspondence 3 8 1980, 1992-1995 A Glass of Green Tea - Correspondence 3 9 1980, 1992-1995