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Carl Rizzuto’s poem “for the isle of st. james” appears in the Mail Bag, 1977

Also “for the isle of st. james”

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TypeEvent
Datescirca 1976-08 – 1977-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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circa 1976-08 – 1977-05
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Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1977 Beaver Beacon publishes Carl Rizzuto’s poem “for the isle of st. james,” identified as the work of a friend of David Adams after a visit to the island the previous summer.

Evidence and limits

The record concerns the printed literary contribution and its attribution. It does not establish a complete identity, biography, or composition history.

Sources

  1. Publishes “for the isle of st. james” by Carl Rizzuto, saying it was written by a friend of David Adams after visiting the island the prior summer. It is a literary publication and does not establish a complete identity, biography, or composition history. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Mail Bag publication and attribution.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Carl Rizzuto’s poem “for the isle of st. james” appears in the Mail Bag, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mail-bag-carl-rizzuto-poem-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1977, “From The Mail Bag.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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