Harris Broadsides

Broadsides are single-sheet publications, often issued as ephemera or announcements. The Harris Broadsides Collection is a comprehensive collection of American poetry published in broadside format from colonial times to the present. The collection offers materials covering a broad spectrum of American life, and includes poetry of every description: 18th and 19th century ballads, verse describing newsworthy events, poetic effusions of sentimentality and patriotism, comic verse, and much more. When completed, this digital project will include over 20,000 titles.
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Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

Brown University

Poem in shape of pine tree; photocopy of original italic manuscript, limited edition of one hundred.

Walls breathe

Walls breathe

Brown University

Broadsheet folded to create [3] panels; verso intended to be read unfolded. Printed on blue paper. On verso at left reproduction of photograph of Mariah's head in front and side views. Caption title. Advertising material for third printing of Mariah's Personae non gratae, including excerpts from reviews, and list of other books by him. Publication date suggested because of publication date of reissue of Equal in desire, and because of mention of 1975 in title of another book.

Wallace Berman

Wallace Berman

Brown University

Printed in black and yellow on glossy card stock. Catalog of an exhibition held 30 April to 2 June, 1968. Caption title. Includes poetry. Imprint from Lepper, G.M. Modern Amer. authors, p. 246.

Wake, sisters, wake! the day-star shines

Printed in red and black on white paper within border of type ornaments. At head of title cut of two wooden buildings captioned: Sharon and Peniel, Ephrata, 1840; above colophon rosette in red inscribed: HFS. Title from first line of poem in two four-line stanzas, type-signed: John Greenleaf Whittier. Colophon at end: Greetings from Harry F. Stauffer, Printer & Tinker, Village of Farmersville, Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Christmas 1964.

Wake them up!

Wake them up!

Brown University

Printed in dark blue on white paper. Poem in six eight-line stanzas At end of poem: Selected. On page [4] quotations from the New Testament At end of text: For extra free copies write Paul Bastin, Springville, Ind. R.R. No. 2--Box 87 Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy

Wake of Teddy Rowe

Wake of Teddy Rowe

Brown University

Poetry and prose printed in two columns. At end of text below rule: Sold at 138 Division-street, and 257 Hudson-street. William and Lewis Applegate are listed at 257 Hudson between 1831 and 1835.

Waiting beyond

Waiting beyond

Brown University

Flower decoration at head of text. Printed in green.

Waiting at the door

Waiting at the door

Brown University

At head of text: Sung by Mr. C. Wheaton of La Rue's Carnival Minstrels.

Waiting

Waiting

Brown University

Rubricated initial block. Colophon on verso: The Cornhill Dodgers, Alfred Bartlett, 69 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

Waiting

Waiting

Brown University

Rubricated initial block. Colophon on verso: The Cornhill Dodgers, Alfred Bartlett, 69 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

Waiting

Waiting

Brown University

Rubricated initial block. Colophon on verso: The Cornhill Dodgers, Alfred Bartlett, 69 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

Wahington beloved

Wahington beloved

Brown University

Song; without music. At head of text, in parentheses: The following song was written by Prof. Edmond S. Meany, of Washington University. It has been adopted by the Legislature as the State Anthem of Washington. This copy is a souvenir of a Community Gathering, in Kinnear Park, Seattle, Sunday afternoon, July 11, 1909. Printed within single line border. First line: Thy name, O Washington renowned.

w looking glass: cription of some of the females to be avoided by youth of both sexes

Poem in sixteen four-line stanzas printed in two columns, divided by line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold Wholesale and Retail corner of Merchant's Row & Market-Square, (up stairs) -- Boston. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829-1831. Printed area measures 18.8 x 13.6 cm. The poem, with very slight, but more sensible variations, was published under the name of Samuel Dunn, of New Salem (Mass.), during the early 19th century. He is known as an author of poetry and could have written this poem. At end of text below short single line: *Some married ladies, perhaps, as well as girls might behold themselves in this part of the "New Looking Glass." .. Not in Ford or Checklist Amer. imprints. First line: Avoid the girl who takes delight.