The poem I'm hoping you would read is one that we discussed, William Carlos Williams’s iconic poem
“This Is Just to Say.” The poem is copied below. There are, naturally, commentaries on it I could share,
if you wanted to read some, but you seem to have already thought about it quite a bit.
This Is Just to Say
I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox
and which
you were probably saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious so sweet
and so cold
Logistically, we are at your service. I would be happy to film you when I visit New York on October
24th. Or, I would love it if you would come visit Larry and me in Boston with Jeffrey. We could show
you and Soon Yi around Harvard, eat a big bowl of plums, and talk poetry. I would introduce you on
camera and you'd read, or recite, and we'd perhaps talk about the poem for a moment.
Thank you very much for considering this proposal. I admire you immensely and would feel honored to
bring you into this project.
Best, Lisa New
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