Box 25

E-mail gives Bixby Verga's address as well as a copy in plain text of Verga' poem "Dawn 8"

Letter states that enclosed are four poems for submission to Parting Gifts; Waters also gives a brief resume of his accomplishments in writing

Collection of Water's poems include "Air Condition in Dakar part I and part II", "Earthly Spirits", and "Mission Sunday"

Letter thanks Bixby for accepting Smith's poem "Funicular" for Parting Gifts and that enclosed are a few other poems for consideration at Parting Gifts

Collection of Smith's poems includes "Funicular", "An Old Man and His Baseball Cap", and "Mary Loretta"

Proof for Parting Gifts, this Sweet poem contains no edits or corrections

Letter states that Sweet approves of the proof for his poem and that enclosed is the tape cassette of Sweet reading his poetry

Presented by the Blood & Feathers Chapbook Series, the winner of the contest was John Sweet's chapbook Songs for Soft Voice and Hammer

Proofs contain Sweet's poems "Closer" and "At the Oneonta Holiday Inn"; these poems contain noe edits

Collection of Smith's poems contains "The Ghost of a Moon", "At the Oneonta Holiday Inn", and "Closer"; poems contain no edits or corrections