Dear Cynthia, It was ok. I refrained from picking my nose, but I was no threat to Burton. My first radio appearance was flat, and it's hard to look at a camera or a mike and see a live audience. On the adjacent memorization thread I posted a paper by a young guy who describes Murphy in the flesh, but oh how I miss that eye contact, the squirming and laughter. Nonetheless, we can read to thirty readers at a time and get nowhere in this vast country. So I think it behooves poets to learn how to use mass media. Alan tells me you're studying with Joe Harrison at Hopkins, and Greg Williamson is hoping to get me out there next year. If so, I look forward to pinning your ears back with my Anglo-Saxon.
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