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Between the Lines: A History of Poetry in Letters, 1962-2002

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This book shares the fascinating story behind the more than $100 million bequest to Poetry magazine by amateur poet and pharmaceutical heiress, Ruth Lilly. Included are numerous illustrations--author photographs, drawings, and newspaper clippings to enliven this amazing story. Nearly five hundred letters from poets are featured in the book--a "who's who" from T.S. Eliot, Erica Jong, and Rita Dove to Billy Collins, Robert Pinsky, and Mary Oliver. This story makes for compelling reading as well as provides business lessons for how to treat people with kindness and compassion.

In 2002 The Chicago Tribune broke the news that Poetry Magazine had received more than a mullion from an amateur poet and heiress: the story of this gift and its impact is detailed in BETWEEN THE LINES: A HISTORY OF POETRY IN LETTERS, 1962-2002. This follows the editors' prior DEAD EDITOR in 2002, which detailed Poetry's first fifty years through its correspondence with its poets: BETWEEN THE LINES continues the story through one of the biggest impacts in the genre's history, and makes for fascinating reading.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch