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Biggs, Mary was born on February 8, 1944 in New York City. Daughter of Magnus C. and Ruth (Murray) Gleason.
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A Gift That Cannot Be Refused: The Writing and Publishing of Contemporary American Poetry (Contributions to the Study of World Literature)
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This unique work is the first book to bring systematically gathered and analyzed data to bear on the question of how contemporary poetry reaches the American public. It explores the publishing patterns, experiences, methods, motivations, and rewards of 203 living American poets from 1950 through 1980. Although all the poets have published quite widely, including at least one poetry book, they range from the little-known to the famous, from the well-established to the relatively young, from those who write in more or less traditional forms to the highly experimental. Among the many poets who cooperated in the study are Philip Levine, Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, Theodore Enslin, Maxine Kumin, May Swenson, Donald Justice, William Stafford, Mona Van Duyn, Robert Hass, and Robert Pinsky. The book also explores the roles played by the major categories of periodicals that publish poetry-general interest magazines, academic literary journals, and independent little magazines. Commercial book presses, university presses, and small presses are also tracked and analyzed. Information for this study was obtained from various sources, including the many hundreds of little magazines and academic literary journals published throughout the thirty years; published interviews, with articles and statements by the 203 poets; and an extensive questionnaire survey sent to the poets, as well as many expansive letters that accommodate their returned questionnaires. Two chapters frame the findings. Chapter 1 surveys the publishing of American poetry from approximately 1900 through the 1940s, highlighting important tendencies and trends that continued through 1980. Chapter 8 surveys American poetry publishing since 1980, paying special attention to the major change during this decade: the dramatic decline in public funding for nonprofit literary enterprises. This volume should appeal to those interested in the sociology of publishing, American literature, or creative writing.
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Mary Biggs
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Mary Biggs, American librarian, information systems specialist, English language educator. Member American Library Association (committee member), Association Library and Information Science Education, Beta Phi Mu (director-at-large 1989-1992, Beta Phi Mu (director-at-large 1989-1992, president 1994-1997).
Education
Bachelor, State University of New York, Albany, 1972. Master of Arts, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1976. Master of Library Science, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1986.
Career
Humanities library, U. Evansville, Indiana, 1977-1979; editorial assistant, University of Chicago Press, 1979-1981; instructor, University of Chicago, 1982-1983; assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1984-1987; chair information services, Bowling Green (Ohio) state U., 1983-1984; assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1987-1989; director libraries, Mercy College, Westchester County, New York, 1989-1992; dean of library, Professor of English, College of New Jersey, 1992-1995; dean library information services, Trenton (New Jersey) State College, since 1995. Advisory board Columbia University Press, since 1991.
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A Gift That Cannot Be Refused: The Writing and Publishing of Contemporary American Poetry (Contributions to the Study of World Literature)
( This unique work is the first book to bring systematica...)
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A Gift That Cannot be Refused : The Writing and Publishing of Contemporary American Poetry(Hardback) - 1990 Edition
(This unique work is the first book to bring systematicall...)
- A Gift That Cannot Be Refused: The Writing and Publishing of Contemporary American Poetry Biggs, Mary ( Author ) { Hardcover } 1990
- A gift that cannot be refused: the writing and publishing of contemporary American poetry.
- Publishers and Librarians (University of Chicago Studies in Library Science)
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A Gift That Cannot Be Refused: The Writing and Publishing of Contemporary American Poetry (Contributions to the Study of World Literature)
Membership
Member American Library Association (committee member), Association Library and Information Science Education, Beta Phi Mu (director-at-large 1989-1992, Beta Phi Mu (director-at-large 1989-1992, president 1994-1997).
Connections
Married Robert Mancuso, December 15, 1963 (divorced 1977). Children: Nicholas, Nathan. Married Victor C. Biggs, July, 1978.
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American
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1972
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1976
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1977
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1986
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1977 - 1979
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1979 - 1981
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1983 - 1984
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1987 - 1989
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1989 - 1992
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1995