Letter to Naomi Long Madgett September 6 1984

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28 bis, rue du Cardinal Lemoine 4ème Etage 75005 Paris FRANCE 6 September 1984 Dr. Naomi Andrews President/Editor LOTUS PRESS, INC. P.O. Box 21607 Detroit, MI 48221 U.S.A. Dear Naomi, This poor-excuse-for-a-letter comes mainly to give you my new address, in hopes that you will find time, one of these days, to write me the main news from you and Lotus Press. My departure from New York in June was more than hectic, in terms of labor, since I had to sort through and pack the accumulations--literary and otherwise-- of many years. On 31 May, the day before I was to leave my apartment on East 90th Street, I worked straight through from 5:30 a.m. till and 5:20 a.m. of the following day. I really think that very few people EVER work 24 hours without stopping! And that day was preceded and followed by somewhat similar days--a CCNY colleague letting me continue the struggle in his West Side apartment before the day of flight to Paris, 5 June. I mailed nine boxes to a sister in Denver (mostly books), twelve post-office-size boxes to France, followed by six foot lockers and a pair of skis. (Two of those foot lockers belonged to my French friend--who now pursues her librarian's job in a new country, Germany--so I deduct those from the possessions that I will further cut down when time allows.) The trunks sent overseas (picked up in N.Y. on 31 May by International Sea & Air--a firm to avoid) were to arrive here in 30 or 40 days. But they won't arrive here before the end of this month. Another story. Luckily, my troubles with packing and sorting have developed into a poem that I worked on for three weeks straight. Soon I'll begin revisions on the third poem that I've worked on since my arrival. Most of the time I've just been resting and savoring RETIREMENT. This note developed into letter-size after all. I hope that your summer had many moments of pleasure and that autumn looks good to you. Hello to Leonard. Cordial regards, Jim

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Typed letter to Naomi Long Madgett from James Emanuel, dated September 6, 1984. As he is preparing to leave the United States and move abroad, he writes about the moving and packing process.

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  • container title
    James A. Emanuel Papers
  • creator
    James A. Emanuel
  • issue
    Box 2 Folder 21 Madgett, Naomi Long, 1984-1987
  • rights
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • rights holder
    James A. Emanuel Estate
  • version
    6-Sep-84