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Unread 04-30-2012, 09:05 AM
Tim Murphy Tim Murphy is offline
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The one time I read for Amherst I stayed at the grand old King's Inn. The desk clerk was reading Sylvia Plath while standing under a painting of Emily Dickinson. I pointed to the painting and gently suggested "You should be reading her." The girl asked "Who is she?" In Amherst! It was an occasion for total despair.
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