Author: Vinal, Harold. (1891-1965). Maine poet and publisher of the poetry magazine "Voices".
Title: Typed Letter Signed by Poet and "Voices" Publisher Harold Vinal Welcoming John Hyde Preston's Request to Review a Book for the Magazine.
Description: New York: November 16th, 1925. 1925. - Double-spaced typed letter filling most of a cream-colored 10 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide sheet of "Voices" letterhead with Harold Vinal's name as editor printed at top left. Signed "Harold Vinal" in black ink. The letter is slightly darkened around the edges. Very good.

Vinal writes to historical fiction author John Hyde Preston "I'll be delighted to have you review William Ellery Leonard's book 'Two Lives'..A number of people have asked the privilege of commenting on this volume for Voices, but I have been waiting for exactly the right reviewer.." He notes that "Voices" is unable to pay for contributions at present.

Harold Vinal [1891-1965] was a poet from Maine. Many of his poems are about the sea and about Vinalhaven where he was born. He founded and was the publisher and editor of the magazine "Voices: An Open Forum for the Poets".

William Ellery Leonard wrote numerous volumes of poetry over the course of his career. "Two Lives", for which he is best remembered, is a cycle of 250 sonnets telling the story of his tragic marrirage. Stepehn Vincent Benet called it the best American poem of the twentieth century. Very good .

Keywords: LITERATURE; LITERARY PERIOIDICAL; POETRY MAGAZINE; VOICES; TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY POET AND "VOICES" PUBLISHER HAROLD VINAL WELCOMING JOHN HYDE PRESTON'S REQUEST TO REVIEW A BOOK FOR THE MAGAZINE; TLS; T.L.S.; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; WILLIAM EL

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