very sad news
Yes, along with Wendy, I studied with Rachel at the Unterberg Poetry Center in 2004. She was a lovely teacher: very smart, unflappable, serious and fun, deeply educated and able to share that with us. She was very encouraging to me as a student and welcoming to me as a poet. I remember her snort of laughter at a reading, provoked by a poem I read about varieties of worry, and her compliments on my sestina about NOT jumping off a terrace– so sad, now!
I was always struck by her bright, alert cheer and how brave it seemed. I’ll miss her a lot.
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