“A Certain Slant of Light” and “To a Hand Below” drafts

Item

A typed draft of a poem "A Certain Slant of Light." Handwritten notes include "Transition from place to place. Is it disorientating?"
A typed draft of a poem with the title, "To a Hand Below." Handwritten notes include an alternative title, "Gambler's Chant."
Title
“A Certain Slant of Light” and “To a Hand Below” drafts
Description
These are earlier drafts of “Too Far North” from Threat Come Close (and published by The New York Times Magazine before that), ultimately becoming a sonnet: 14 lines, 2 septets.
Date
2013
Type
Manuscripts
Format
Typed draft of a poem
JPEG, 300 ppi.
Creator
Coleman, Aaron
Extent
8.5 X 11
Language
English
Medium
Paper
Relation
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
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: 1, Folder: 3
Poem Revisions and Notes, 2013
Identifier
MSS172-02-01-03-A-Certain-Slant-Of-Light-To-A -Hand-Below-2013.pdf
Rights
Rights Statement
Item sets
Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
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“A Certain Slant of Light” and “To a Hand Below” drafts, 2013
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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” draft, 2013
A typed draft of a poem with the title, "To a Hand Below." Handwritten notes include an alternative title, "Gambler's Chant."“To a Hand Below” draft

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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 Physical Object

Coleman, Aaron, ““A Certain Slant of Light” and “To a Hand Below” drafts”, 2013, Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers, accessed June 15, 2025, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/whereiniam/item/45245