Letter from Naomi Long Madgett November 4 1977 Page 1 of 2

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LOTUS PRESS P. O. Box 601 College Park Station DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48221 November 4, 1977 Dr. James A. Emanuel P.O. Box 593 Scarsdale, New York 10583 Dear Dr. Emanuel: I am sorry to have taken so long to write concerning the publication of Blackman Abroad: The Toulouse Poems, but I wanted to allow myself time to go through the manuscript again with more than a cursory glance. I have reread it carefully now and am favorably impressed. I am aware, however, as you probably are, that this collection will have a quite limited appeal. At the same time, it is a collection which ought to be published, and I am committed to the publication of poetry by black authors with considerable literary merit regard- less of popular appeal. I would therefore be pleased to publish this work. Three books a year have been as many as we have been able to handle in the past, and we are already committed for 1978. The monetary outlay has been part of the consideration; the time involved has also been important. So far we have stayed away from financial con- tributions by the authors, as we have not wished to establish the press on a subsidy basis. We could make a definite commitment for 1979, but since you are anxious to have the work published before that time, we will be willing to discuss further your offer to co- invest. (This earlier publication possibility is based largely on the impression that we see very little in your manuscript that we would wish to alter. There would be very little "nit-picking" we would wish to do, reducing the time usually involved in the editing process.) It would be helpful at this point if you could provide some information regarding your previous sales. (I hesitate to question Dudley on this point considering his present state of mind, and unfortunately, the Alexander Crummell Center which took over Broadside Press seems to be in a state of general confusion, and I cannot expect to get any infor- mation there.) This information will be helpful in determining how large a printing we should anticipate. Once we know that, we can begin to estimate costs.

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Typed letter from Naomi Long Madegtt to James Emanuel, dated November 4, 1977. She is impressed with Emanuel's newest work, "Blackman Abroad: The Toulouse Poems." She also provides a timeline for publishing this piece. (Page 1)

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  • container title
    James A. Emanuel Papers
  • creator
    Naomi Long Madgett
  • issue
    Box 2 Folder 19 Madgett, Naomi Long, 1977-1979
  • rights
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • rights holder
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • version
    4-Nov-77