The New York Times Magazine

Item

Coleman, Aaron. “The New York Times Magazine”. Gloss text. Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books. The New York Times, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45240

The New York Times magazine cover features a black and white photograph of the back of a marine's head in a desert camouflage hat.
Page seventeen of the magazine includes the poem "Too Far North," selected by Terrance Hayes.
Title
The New York Times Magazine
Description
This issue includes "Too Far North" by Coleman with an introduction by the poet Terrance Hayes, who selected the poem for the publication. Coleman has signed this copy.
Date
July, 9th, 2017
Type
Periodicals
Format
Magazine cover
Magazine excerpt
JPEG, 300 ppi.
Creator
Coleman, Aaron
Extent
9 X 11
Language
English
Medium
Gloss text
Publisher
The New York Times
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
A typed draft of a poem "A Certain Slant of Light." Handwritten notes include "Transition from place to place. Is it disorientating?"“A Certain Slant of Light” and “To a Hand Below” drafts
Source
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 13
The New York Times Magazine, 2017 July 9
Identifier
MSS172-09-02-13-Too-Far-North-NYTimes-2017.pdf
Rights
Rights Statement
Item sets
Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
Site pages
The New York Times Magazine, July 9, 2017
Media
The New York Times magazine cover features a black and white photograph of the back of a marine's head in a desert camouflage hat. The New York Times Magazine, July 9, 2017
Page seventeen of the magazine includes the poem "Too Far North," selected by Terrance Hayes. The New York Times Magazine, July 9, 2017

Coleman, Aaron. “The New York Times Magazine”. Gloss text. Threat Come Close, Tribeca, New York, NY: Four Way Books. The New York Times, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45240