Subseries 1 - Literary correspondence

122 cm of textual records

The subseries contains literary correspondence, including exchanges of letters between Morrissey and, among others, Louis Dudek, Northrop Frye, George Johnston, Cid Corman, Clayton Eshleman, Barry Dempster, Guy Birchard, Ken Norris, Endre Farkas, Beth Jankola, Keitha MacIntosh and others. Also included are Morrissey’s correspondence with The Canada Council; C.B.C. radio; The Public Lending Rights; CanCopy (AccessCanada); literary presses and literary magazines. Correspondence pertaining to the two literary magazines Morrissey edited, what is (1973-1976) and The Montreal Journal of Poetics (1978-1985) are also included. Some folders contain original manuscripts of poetry submissions, manuscripts of book reviews (for instance, to Poetry Canada Review and Canadian Literature), essays by Morrissey, and letters organizing poetry-reading tours to Memorial University of Newfoundland, University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University.