(urth) This Craft of Verse: gift idea for Gene Wolfe?

[Eric Ortlund]

Patrick - I've wanted to write Mr. Wolfe for some time: do you have a
snail-mail address for him?  I promise not to abuse it! 


Eric Ortlund

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John,

I have it from the horse's mouth that Gene Wolfe has "never heard of
this."

I feel certain he would be most appreciative of such a gift.

Patrick O'leary

> 
> Today's Topics:
> 
>    1.  This Craft of Verse:  gift idea for Gene Wolfe?
>       (johnfrance at aol.com)

> Hi-
> 
> I was wondering if anyone on this list knows if Gene Wolfe has read 
> "This Craft of Verse (The Charles Elliot Norton Lectures)" which is a 
> transcription of 6 lectures that Jorge Luis Borges gave at Harvard 
> back in 1967-1968?
> 
> Mr. Wolfe has given me a lot of reading pleasure over the years and I 
> wanted to send him something by way of thanks, (in addition to simply 
> buying his books.)?
> 
> The lectures did not come into print until about 2000.? They are 
> remarkable for the range of material Borges referred to in various 
> languages, from memory.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John France
> 
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