"Who” draft

Item

Coleman, Aaron. 2013. “"Who” Draft”. Paper. Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45230

A typed draft of the poem "Who" with a handwritten note in blue ink, stating, "a nonce form is a form you make up."
Title
"Who” draft
Description
A nonce form is a form created by the poet; in this case, leaning into experimentation with form was especially important as Coleman was reshaping his relationship to language during the MFA and PhD. This poem later becomes “St. Who” in Threat Come Close.
Date
2014
Type
Manuscripts
Format
Typed draft, 1 page
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
File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Final Project for Carl Phillips Class "First Books", 2014 Fall
Identifier
MSS172-06-02-08-Who-Draft-2014.jpg
Rights
Rights Statement
Item sets
Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
Site pages
"Who” draft, 2014
Media
A typed draft of the poem "Who" with a handwritten note in blue ink, stating, "a nonce form is a form you make up." "Who” draft, 2014

Coleman, Aaron. 2013. “"Who” Draft”. Paper. Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45230