Guide to the Alan May Poetry Proof and Tom Wegrzynowski Original Illustrations for Notes Toward an Apocryphal Text, 2005 SPEC.RARE.0143 Finding aid prepared by Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2022 March This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2022-03-28T12:45-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Alan May Poetry Proof and Tom Wegrzynowski Original Illustrations for Notes Toward an Apocryphal Text SPEC.RARE.0143 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.2 Cubic feet 2005 As of 2022, Alan May is a poet who works as a librarian in Knoxville, TN, and Tom Wegrzynowski is a studio artist who teaches at the University of Alabama. In 2006, they published Notes Toward an Apocryphal Text, a book with poetry by May and illustrations by Wegrzynowski. The Alan May Poetry Proof and Tom Wegrzynowski Original Illustrations for Notes Toward an Apocryphal Text date from 2005, and consist of a poetry proof by Alan May with comments on the poems by Joyelle McSweeney, and original illustrations created for the book in pencil by Tom Wegrzynowski. (1) 2.5" letter document box English May, Alan, 1970- Wegrzynowski, Tom Arrangement of Materials

Materials are arranged in the order created; May had written the poems prior to asking Wegrzynowski to illustrate the book, meaning they were created first.

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Donated by Alan May, 2007 March

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 Biographical Note

Alan May (1970-) is a poet who has written several books of poetry, and has had poems published in publications such as The New York Quarterly, DIAGRAM, and The Hong Kong Review. He has also taught at the University of Montevallo, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Alabama. As of 2022, he works as a librarian in Knoxville, TN, and hosts a poetry podcast called The Beat for the Knox County Public Library.

Tom Wegrzynowski (1972-) is a studio artist who primarily works with oil paints. He has a Bachelor of Arts in both History and Art Studio from the University of South Carolina, as well as a Masters of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of Alabama. Wegrzynowski has taught studio art and art history at the University of Alabama since 2006; he still teaches there as of 2022.

May and Wegrzynowski met at the University of Alabama while they were both graduate students; May saw Wegrzynowski's paintings on display in the campus's main library, and asked him to collaborate on future projects. Besides Notes Toward an Apocryphal Text, they have collaborated on several other projects, including a book of poetry and illustrations called Dead Letters.

 Scope and Contents

The Alan May Poetry Proof and Tom Wegrzynowski Original Illustrations for Notes Toward an Apocryphal Text date from 2005, and consist of a poetry proof by Alan May with comments on the poems by Joyelle McSweeney, and original illustrations created for the book in pencil by Tom Wegrzynowski.

 Related Materials The following can be found in the Ohio State University Libraries catalog: Notes Toward an Apocryphal Text / Alan May, Tom Wegrzynowski May, Alan, 1970- McSweeney, Joyelle, 1976- Wegrzynowski, Tom American poetry--United States--21st century Illustrations (layout features) Male artists--United States--21st century Notes toward an apocryphal text Page proofs Pencil drawing, American--United States--21st century Pencil drawings Poetry Poetry--Editing--21st century Poets, American--United States--21st century Publishers and publishing--United States--21st century Poetry proof with comments by Joyelle McSweeney 1 1 2005 Original illustrations 1 2 2005