retrospect

aggravated by some rather vacuous responses to the Inaugural poem, which I liked, a lot

Ian McMillan said, prior to the event: It has to be a poem from an oral tradition and not from a written one.

the poem stands on its own, whether you agree w/ McMillan or not ...

"... words to consider, reconsider."



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Charlie Rose: An appreciation of John Updike with Judith Jones (his editor for 40 years)


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BookTV: 2006 BookExpo America with John Updike, Barack Obama, Amy Sedaris, and Marie Arana