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The Letters of James Schuyler to Frank O'Hara Paperback – September 1, 2006

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Pearl Without Price,
First the worst: your five dollar check bounced. N’importe. I made it good, and you can pay me back when . . . the primroses come back to 49th Street.

Poet Mark Ford has described the letters of James Schuyler as “witty, graceful, sophisticated, and gossipy.” Particularly poignant are these Schuyler letters to fellow poet Frank O’Hara. Entertaining and transcendently poetic, they are the portrait of a friendship between two great New York School poets.

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Turtle Point Press (September 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1885586485
ISBN-13: 978-1885586483
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.3 x 7.3 inches
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Letters beginning: Pearl Without Price...Sweets...Bright bauble...Dear Kitten...My wounded wood dove

By J. Faulk on February 28, 2010

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Frank O'Hara died in 1966, James Schuyler in 1991. Soon thereafter, William Corbett began editing the "Selected Letters of James Schuyler, 1951-1991" (paper 2004). During his 13 years of preparation, he was unable to obtain Jimmy's letters to O'Hara from the latter's executor(s). Better late than never, Frank's sister finally passed the letters to Corbett, thus the present little book (paper 2006).

Surprisingly, the letters span only 1954-1958. They are not windbags, but balloons, totaling 32. Jimmy's happiness, sweetness, and ease in writing Frank just bubbles, as if they were childish identical twins, hugging and kissing in all naturalness and trust. But as I felt about the Selected Letters, the content avoids the shadows, the revelations, the troubles, the Unvarnished Truth.

So, these letters of 1954-1958: what was happening in those years? and just before and after? I referred to Nathan Kernan's valuable detailed Chronology printed in the Diary (publ. 1997).
In late 1951, Schuyler's first mental breakdown resulted in several months of hospitalization.
In fall 1952, Jimmy became Frank's roommate in a cheap apartment on NY's East Side.
In mid 1953, Jimmy met duo-pianists Fizdale and Gold and began an extended relationship with the latter.
In August 1954, Jimmy went to Europe with the touring piano duo.
In February 1955, back in NY, Jimmy lived with Gold but spent a lot of time at Frank's apartment, though Joe LeSueur had moved in as Frank's lover. Jimmy also spent time with the Fairfield Porter family in Maine.
In 1956, Jimmy broke with Gold and returned to Frank & Joe's apartment. In July on Fire Island, Jimmy had a serious anxiety attack, and Frank helped him. In the fall, Jimmy went into analysis.Read more ›

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Engaging and beautiful

By Kdogg on September 10, 2014

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Schuyler's letters have nearly as much of his magic as his poems have.