Celia Zukofsky

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Celia Zukofsky

Celia Thaew Zukofsky (1913-1980)

While CZ’s involvement in some of LZ’s major projects, particularly Catullus and “A”-24, is well-known, the full extent and range of her collaborative activities is not widely appreciated, which no doubt is partially due to her own propensity, as depicted in Little, to remain in the background. As a preliminary gesture towards a greater acknowledgement of CZ’s presence in LZ’s work, the following chronologically lists her more public projects and contributions:

1958	Barely and widely produced and published by CZ.
1962	16 Once Published selected by CZ.
1963	Bottom: on Shakespeare, volume 2 consisting of CZ’s score for Shakespeare’s Pericles.
1963	Musical setting for “Motet” included in I’s (pronounced eyes).
1965	“A” Libretto, consisting of a selection of passages from “A”.
1969	Catullus translated by CZ and LZ.
1969	A Bibliography of Louis Zukofsky. Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press.
1970	Autobiography with musical settings by CZ and most probably the selection of poems is hers.
1972	“A”-24 entirely selected and arranged by CZ; presented to LZ in 1968 as a birthday present.
1979	American Friends. New York: C.Z. Publications. A juxtaposition of quotations from LZ’s works with those from various American writers.
1980	A Test of Poetry reprinted by CZ Publications.

Beyond the Bibliography, CZ did an enormous amount of recording and cataloguing of LZ’s own and related work, including the preparation of materials for the LZ archive at the University of Texas, meticulously keeping track of all publications, readings, commentaries on and mentions of LZ, and cataloguing his personal library.

In addition, CZ was working on a selection of LZ’s Marginalia at the time of her death, intended to be a third Stinehour Press publication along with 80 Flowers and American Friends.

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