“Shadows Uplifted” draft

Item

Coleman, Aaron. 2013. “‘Shadows Uplifted’ Draft”. Paper. Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed March 4, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45180

A typed draft of a poem titled, “(Remember) Iola...A Translation of Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted,” including handwritten notes on diction and register.
The third page of the poem "Shadows Uplifted," which includes handwritten annotations.
The second page of the draft of "Shadows Uplifted," including handwritten notes, such as, "I like these echoes."
Title
“Shadows Uplifted” draft
Description
An earlier draft was titled, “(Remember) Iola...A Translation of Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted.” Professor Carl Phillips writes, “Does it feel like yours or like an exercise?...To me, it feels like yours, a piece.”
Date
2014
Type
Manuscripts
Format
Typed draft, 3 pages
JPEG, 300 ppi
Creator
Coleman, Aaron
Extent
8.5 X 11
Language
English
Medium
Paper
Relation
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 4
Poem Revisions and Notes, 2014
Identifier
MSS172-02-01-04-Poem-Revision-and-Notes-Shadows-Uplifted-2014-001.jpg
MSS172-02-01-04-Poem-Revision-and-Notes-Shadows-Uplifted-2014-002.jpg
MSS172-02-01-04-Poem-Revision-and-Notes-Shadows-Uplifted-2014-003.jpg
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
Item sets
Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
Site pages
“Shadows Uplifted” draft, 2014
Media
A typed draft of a poem titled, “(Remember) Iola...A Translation of Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted,” including handwritten notes on diction and register.“Shadows Uplifted” draft, page 1
The third page of the poem "Shadows Uplifted," which includes handwritten annotations. “Shadows Uplifted” draft, page 3
The second page of the draft of "Shadows Uplifted," including handwritten notes, such as, "I like these echoes."“Shadows Uplifted” draft, page 2

Coleman, Aaron. 2013. “‘Shadows Uplifted’ Draft”. Paper. Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed March 4, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45180