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![LOTUS PRESS
P. O. Box 601
College Park Station
DETROIT, MICHIGAN 48221
September 27,
Professor James A. Emanuel
P.O. Box 593
Scarsdale, New York 10583
Dear Professor Emanuel:
I must apologize for my failure to respond to your note of query
earlier. I was so involved completing Lance's book and also try-
ing to complete my sabbatical year project that I just had to let
some things wait.
I am well acquainted with your work and would be interested in con-
sidering publication of your post-1970 poems. In considering the
submission of this work, you should keep in mind that it probably
would not be published until early 1979; that, however, would be a
firm date and not subject to the usual publishers' delays.
I do not know how much Lance told you about this very small company.
It is a sideline with me; I am a full professor in English at Eastern
Michigan University and, at the same time, try to keep up with my
own writing somehow. I am seeking to avoid getting in over my head
financially as a publisher by taking on only the books which I can
pay cash for as I go along. This cash comes out of my own pocket
in large outlays; it dribbles back in very slowly. Nevertheless,
this whole publishing venture is a labor of love and I enjoy the
challenge. I cannot pay royalties as such; the best I can offer
is twenty-five complimentary copies to the author and a 20% discount
on any additional copies which the author may wish to order. There
is no requirement that he order any, nor do I expect him to contribute
financially in any way. I send out announcements of publication and
list the book in the usual places. Several distributors are handling
our books and the exposure is increasing all the time; distribution
is, however, still a problem for any small publisher. In the event
that an author's book sells especially well, we will be happy to share
the profits with the author. If you are still interested in submitting
your manuscript, I will welcome the opportunity of considering it.
I appreciate your comments on 0 Africa, Where I Baked My Bread,
which are included on the enclose leaflet.
Thank you for your comments on my three poems. It is unfortunate
that anthologists tend to select the same few poems for reprinting,
especially when their selection does not represent a poet's best
work.
Sincerely,
[Signature - Naomi Long Madgett]
Sorry I
ran out of space. Lance is sending you an autographed copy of his book.](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/2/b/f/2bf967af-a049-431a-be5b-e95ca4a1559c/attachment/bcc44d421ea6ab2262664c1d284eb7d1.jpg)