| Scope and content |
Papers of John Ciardi (1820-1991 [Bulk: 1947-1991], undated) documenting the life and literary career of the noted Boston, Massachusetts-born American poet, translator, etymologist, and editor, consisting of correspondence, manuscript materials, loose manuscript items transferred from the Stuart Wright Book Collection, proofs of published works, audio recordings, and printed materials, by or about John Ciardi, Elio Vittorini, Harry Crews, George Braziller, and others; in English, Italian & Latin language. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Stuart Wright Collection: John Ciardi Papers (#1169-018) East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Purchased from Stuart Wright, 6/21/2010, 10/27/2011, 7/20/2012. |
| Biographical note | John Ciardi (1916-1986) was a Boston, Massachusetts-born American poet, translator, etymologist, editor, educator, and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps who served during World War II. While primarily regarded as a poet, he also translated Dante's Divine Comedy trilogy, wrote several volumes of children's poetry, pursued etymology studies, contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor, and directed the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference in Vermont. |
