¨Self-Portrait (Mid-Western Eyes)¨

Item

Coleman, Aaron. 2012. “¨Self-Portrait (Mid-Western Eyes)¨”. Paper. St. Trigger, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Button Poetry Exploding Pinecone Press, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45174

Typed draft of the poem "Self-Portrait, Mid-Western Man" with handwritten notes, such as, What is the purpose of the time keeping?
Back of workshop paper. Handwritten notes, such as, "Aim for suspense in the title, let it be a clue later on."
Title
¨Self-Portrait (Mid-Western Eyes)¨
Description
Workshop notes from a MFA poetry classmate and Professor Mary Jo Bang on a poem. Coleman kept many such worksheets to help document the revision process.
Date
2013
Type
Manuscripts
Format
Typed draft, handwritten notes, 1 page.
JPEG, 300 ppi.
Creator
Coleman, Aaron.
Extent
8.5 X 11
Language
English
Medium
Paper
Relation
The covert art for St. Trigger features a Catholic stained-glass window in shades of blue, including different haloed Saints.St. Trigger, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Button Poetry/Exploding Pinecone Press
The covert art for Threat Come Close features a young Black man with a cast on his left arm seated in a metal folding chair reaching up to angle a heat lamp towards his upturned face. The lighting is dark, and he is cast partly in shadows. The title of the book Threat Come Close is in black all caps, and Coleman's name is listed in the bottom in white text.Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books
Source
Box: 1, Folder: 3
Poem Revisions and Notes, 2013
Identifier
MSS172-02-01-03-Poems-Revision-Self-Portrait-Mid-Western-Eyes.jpg
Rights
Rights Statement
Item sets
Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
Site pages
¨Self-Portrait (Mid-Western Eyes),” 2013
Media
Typed draft of the poem "Self-Portrait, Mid-Western Man" with handwritten notes, such as, What is the purpose of the time keeping?¨Self-Portrait (Mid-Western Eyes),” front page
Back of workshop paper. Handwritten notes, such as, "Aim for suspense in the title, let it be a clue later on."¨Self-Portrait (Mid-Western Eyes),” back page

Coleman, Aaron. 2012. “¨Self-Portrait (Mid-Western Eyes)¨”. Paper. St. Trigger, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Button Poetry Exploding Pinecone Press, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed March 28, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45174