The James A. Emanuel Project’s Poetry Collection contains eighty-eight items that make up forty-six poems published between 1945 (“Dark Soldier”) and 2008 (“"Obama’s Acceptance Speech”). Of these poems, there are fourteen draft poems and eight annotated poems. For comparative purposes, there are eleven poems that include drafts or annotations as well as a final copy. The drafts provide readers with access to Emanuel’s writing process, making more visible the nuances of his word choice, line structure, and titles. Also, in his drafts, readers can view Emanuel’s system of documentation in which he notes the place, date, and time of composition. Emanuel’s annotations reveal his attention to detail and his concern for clarity, purpose, and memory as a poet.