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Letter to Naomi Long Madgett September 22 1977
James Emanuel U.S. Army Ribbons
![Home fax: 55 bis, bd du Montparnasse
+33-1-45493266 75006 Paris
FRANCE
7 February 2000
Noah Howard
Altsax Music
Rozenlaan 7
B-3030 Tervuren
BELGIUM
Dear Noah,
Although the French quit expressing New
Year’s greetings when January ends, I depart
from them in saying HAPPY NEW YEAR--even after
the groundhog has had his chance to say it.
I hope that the enclosed JAZZ from the Haiku
King (which Godelieve Simons of Brussels has auto-
graphed too) will remind you of our pleasant visit
to your place last year. Although Broadside Press
did not--perhaps could not-- follow my plan and
keep the integrity of Godelieve’s engravings in
the book in Section VI, “Jazz Meets the Abstract,”
the publisher things enough of the book, just pub-
lished in November, to submit it for the Pulitzer
Prize. But that big prize requires the influence and
and inside track.
If you can consider making a recording with
me, based on these jazz-and-blues-and-gospel haiku
that are a new literary genre, maybe you can choose
those haiku (and longer poems, perhaps) that would
best fit saxophone music. Having your list, I
could read them onto a cassette for you to let you
know my style, poem by poem. I could compose a
“gig sheet,” as I call them (winding up usually
with ten or more sheets for a whole program [did I
send you a program that I made up for Chansse?];
then, after you suggest changes and educate me con-
cerning your recording-room technology, we could
rehearse doing-the-do jazzily. I know you might be
to busy to consider this, but give
it a thought when you can.
Cordial regards,
J Emanuel
P.S. I enclosed, too, my 1999 “Literary Happenings” sheet (I have 8 earlier
ones, each just as long) to give you an idea of my recent track record.](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/5/2/8/528b27f4-f2a4-41e9-9fcd-78038dea8808/attachment/dab45c6f4498cd92b236b84e2ae31157.jpg)
James Emanuel's letter to Noah Howard
![2
He'd asked a lady to write something for
him too which I haven't had time to
look at. Anyhow I'm using your text -
all every word of it.
With deaths and absences among
friends I'd thought I'd lost all of my work
but some odd pieces showed up and these
things I chose from, mostly to prepare
some legal actions and copyrights that
I lost years ago. So some of the poems
date back thirty odd years ago and
a few just the week before last. No
excuse but perhaps interesting as facts
which will entice you to have a copy of
"Double Trouble," whenever it hits the
shops.
I don’t like writers who play with words
is what I was talking 'bout before James,
seriously if I had your hand I'd throw
mine out. Your package arrived right
on time, between the mail woman
and the typist-setter, etc. Everything
perfectly magic. All the best I wish to
you my good man - a huge THANKS.
Bibs.
e you can read the scratchin'
always sloppy like this. Please have a drink.
[200F]
u-joint](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/2/7/b/27b61115-b2b8-4a06-9f94-719a4d328ef6/attachment/cd94bcbd98cbe8e16dfb30391bd2eb50.jpg)
Letter from Leroy Hart Bibbs November 1991 (page 2 of 2)
Letter to Naomi Long Madgett January 10 1984
![indeed, the life and the body of poetry have really captivated me, and I do
not think that I will be satisfied to let them fad from immediate concern
until I have done a less dictated study than the one for DLB.
On this first day of the new year, I wish you a productive and satisfying 1982.
Sincerely
[Signature - Doug]
Douglas Watson](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/d/9/1/d9105c1a-5bd2-4188-8dfd-dc4c6852b9f2/attachment/8e69d34fcdc3f7425c32557a461e879e.jpg)
Second Letter from Douglas Watson (page 3 of 3)
James Emanuel at Lighthouse Beach, Nigeria FESTAC '77 Photo
![to the figures involved. I see
the problem of the last stanza
as being one of giving the
poem a combined forward
and circular movement.
“Don Quixotte” depends very
much on its (?over-) long title
for the (non Jim - visiting
reader to grasp - but
becomes clearer as one
reads. I particularly like
the puns between culinary,
sexual & war journalism
terms in “the body count so high
that tarts and sauces burned.”
- but high - punning of this
kind is an essential doubling
effect within the poem.
Was the woman who re-
moved her shoes wearing
stockings or tights? - Just
a technical problem for
sex involved here. -
All for now, except to in-
clude one poem out of
the whole [loose(!)] sequence
I’ll photocopy for you
soon. These are spring
flowers for you, Jim.
Anthony.](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/a/2/0/a208d14f-6336-4bb3-b478-1437d95ed93d/attachment/f9c6ca35c2c35356428fbf3dd390f2b8.jpg)
Letter from Anthony Suter March 23 1986 Page 2 of 2
An Imperfect Close-up of Emanuel at FESTAC '77 Photo