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This archive consists of manuscripts, business files, production materials, and correspondence from 1966 -2012. The journal Hanging Loose was first published in 1966 was preceded by the journal Things, begun by two Columbia College students Emmet Jarrett and Ron Schreiber, Hanging Loose Press founders. The most recent issue #101 was published in 2013. The press has also published books, mostly poetry. The selection process is collective and inclusive. Hanging Loose publishes high school students and has dedicated issues to literature written by prison inmates. HL published Hettie Jones, long-time Columbia-affiliated poet Paul Violi, Jack Agueros, Sherman Alexie, and Charles North, as well as many of the collective members. Denise Levertov is a former board member.
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is not accessible at this time. Parts of the collection are in poor condition.
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Hanging Loose Press Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
2014.2015.M039: Source of acquisition--Dick Lourie. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--2014-09-17.
2013-2014-M061: Source of acquisition--Mark Pawlak. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--9/23/2013.
2013.2014.M062: Source of acquisition--Robert Gershon. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--9/25/2013.
2013.2014.M045: Source of acquisition--John (the dealer) via Karla. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--9/25/2013.
2017.2018.M094: Source of acquisition--Robert Hershon. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--2018-02-15.
2017.2018.M015: Source of acquisition--Dick Lourie. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--2018-07-17.
Purchase from Hanging Loose Press collective members: Robert Hershon, Dick Laurie, and Mark Pawlak, 2013.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
Five boxes of mid-1980s submission files, in hanging folders stored in milk cartons, were discarded due to severe water damage and mold. KWS 11/30/18
The first issue of Hanging Loose magazine was published in 1966. The name was inspired by the format -- mimeographed loose pages in a cover envelope -- and that, in turn, was inspired by a very low budget. But the format was also meant to get across a point of view: that poetry is for now, not for the Ages. If you liked a poem, you could pin it to the wall. If you didn't like a poem, you could use it as a napkin.
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