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August 31, 2008

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Richard Wilbur was one of the very first poets I ever met, back in 1991. I asked him all sorts of dumb questions, but instead of losing patience, he was charming and gracious and kind. A gentleman of the highest caliber.

I heard him read at West Chester this year. Of all the poetry readings I've ever been to, this was the most moving. He began it by reading a poem that he'd written following the death of his wife. Simply stunning.

Also, I didn't know he'd been a hobo in his younger years-- which makes him even more AWESOME.


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