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55 bis, bd du Montparnasse
75006 Paris
FRANCE
18 September 2000
Prof. Sonia Sanchez
Department of English
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
U.S.A.
Dear Sonia,
Just a note, this, to tell you of my
pleasure in finding that you were one of the
very few Broadside poets who went to Detroit
to honor the memory of Dudley Randall on 12
August. I learned of your presence through
Naomi Long Madgett, who sent me materials
that were available that day.
It was impossible for me to be there
because of a sacred oath that I took to honor
another memory: that of the young man who was
with me, I think, when I interviewed you in
September 1970 in the Bronx. But even as I
write this I begin to have doubts: Was my son
with me during the Sonia Sanchez interview? Did
I see Sonia then, or did I have only her written
answers to my written questions? If your memory
is better than mine, you know when you saw him.
All I know is that "Sonia Sanchez" was an impres-
sive name to him--and that my oath to honor his
memory tells me, sometimes, what planes I must
not catch.
At any rate, I am glad that you went to
Detroit. I stay constantly busy, and you must
do the same. Keep on doing that.
Cordial wishes,
Jim
Emanuel](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/e/9/9/e9944dd1-7564-4a54-8914-845c6b34839c/attachment/00001e30560f6065ff6e2a64a7831926.jpg)
![[*Letter was returned undelivered, with Sonia's name & address vigorously and entirely obliterated.*]
55 bis, bd du Montparnasse
75006 Paris
FRANCE
18 September 2000
Prof. Sonia Sanchez
Department of English
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 19122
U.S.A.
Dear Sonia,
Just a note, this, to tell you of my
pleasure in finding that you were one of the
very few Broadside poets who went to Detroit
to honor the memory of Dudley Randall on 12
August. I learned of your presence through
Naomi Long Madgett, who sent me materials
that were available that day.
It was impossible for me to be there
because of a sacred oath that I took to honor
another memory: that of the young man who was
with me, I think, when I interviewed you in
September 1970 in the Bronx. But even as I
write this I begin to have doubts: Was my son
with me during the Sonia Sanchez interview? Did
I see Sonia then, or did I have only her written
answers to my written questions? If your memory
is better than mine, you know when you saw him.
All I know is that "Sonia Sanchez" was an impres-
sive name to him--and that my oath to honor his
memory tells me, sometimes, what planes I must
not catch.
At any rate, I am glad that you went to
Detroit. I stay constantly busy, and you must
do the same. Keep on doing that.
Cordial wishes,
Jim
Emanuel](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/e/9/9/e9944dd1-7564-4a54-8914-845c6b34839c/attachment/medium-4390f2349402e53e280a7edcf3497b05.jpg)
Letter to Sonia Sanchez September 18 2000
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Typed letter to Sonia Sanchez from James Emanuel, dated September 18, 2000. Document features handwritten annotations and notes from Emanuel.
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- created on
- file formatjpg
- file size16 MB
- container titleJames A. Emanuel Papers
- creatorJames A. Emanuel
- issueBox 13 Folder 25 "S" miscellaneous, 1949, 1981-1986; 2002-2004
- rightsJames A. Emanuel Estate
- rights holderJames A. Emanuel Estate
- version18-Sep-00