HUGHES LANGSTON Autograph Letter Signed to poet Kirby Congdo

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HUGHES, LANGSTON. Autograph Letter Signed, to poet Kirby Congdon, in green ink, praising his book [A Poem and A Drawing (1964)?], and explaining that consideration of his proposal must wait until after Berlin Festival trip. 1 page, 8vo, personal stationery; faint scattered foxing, paper clip stain at upper left, scattered folds. With the original envelope, addressed in his hand. New York, 9 September 1964

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"What a handsome way to put out poems. Look good, read good, too!
"I'm about to take off to the Berlin Festival (free ticket) but maybe when I come back, can consider Lindsay notes. Hope so."
During the Berlin Jazz Festival held between September 24 and 27, 1964, Der Monat magazine invited Hughes and other writers to a luncheon entitled "Der Internationalen Dichter-Begegnung" [the International Poets-Encounter]."