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You can probably see the water damage because this one survived a house fire. Gerald Stern and I eventually became friends, back when we both lived in Iowa City, and he taught at the Iowa Writers Workshop. Most of my memories of those days involve food, laughter, and wine. And he gave wonderful hugs! Gerry encouraged my early poems and made me feel like a writer, even at 19 and 20. In addition to being one of our best living poets, he is a true Mensch. 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