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20 January 1979
Wes McNair
North Sutton
New Hampshire
Dear Mr. McNair,
We understand that you have available for publication
a manuscript of poems, of which some have not yet
appeared in periodicals. Would you be willing to allow
us to represent you, as your literary agents, in placing
your poems in periodicals? We have had some success
recently with Mr. Gregory Orr of Earlysville, Virginia,
placing seven of his poems on our first attempts to be
literary agents. We feel that diversification will
increase our credibility. We also like your poems. We
also like sending out mail. We also imagine that by
retaining ten per cent of your earnings, we will be able
to pay our postage, take trips to Miami, etc….
If you would like us to proceed, we believe that we
can secure a copy of your manuscript from Mr. Donald Hall,
pry the staples from it, and use it for distribution.
Would you please tell us not only which of the poems
have been printed*, but which of the other poems have been
seen by which magazines. Thorough, complete, and
accurate records are essential, as we all know, in this
difficult world…
Yours truly,
J.A.
For Amaryllis Incorporated
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