“Very Many Hands” draft

Item

Coleman, Aaron. 2013. “‘Very Many Hands’ 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/45254

typed draft of the poem "Projection-Possession-Production," including handwritten notes, such as "A desire to take up everything."
The second page of the typed draft of the poem. Handwritten notes include, "This section as a compass?"
The third page of the poem. Handwritten notes include "Stitch together a thread thick with...the risk of desire."
Title
“Very Many Hands” draft
Description
An early draft of “Very Many Hands” was previously titled “Projection-Possession-Production" and composed as prose in Professor Danielle Dutton’s class, experimenting with genre and hybridity. This poem would go on to be published in Threat Come Close.
Date
2014
Type
Manuscripts
Format
Typed draft of a poem, 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
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Poem Revisions and Notes, 2014
Identifier
MSS172-02-01-04-Projection-Possession-Production-Very-Many-Hands-2014.PDF
Rights
Rights Statement
Item sets
Wherein I am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers
Site pages
“Very Many Hands” draft, 2014
Media
typed draft of the poem "Projection-Possession-Production," including handwritten notes, such as "A desire to take up everything." “Very Many Hands” draft, 2014
The second page of the typed draft of the poem. Handwritten notes include, "This section as a compass?"“Very Many Hands” draft, pg. 2
The third page of the poem. Handwritten notes include "Stitch together a thread thick with...the risk of desire." “Very Many Hands” draft, pg. 3

Coleman, Aaron. 2013. “‘Very Many Hands’ 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/45254