McNair to Hall: October 28, 1978

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Dear Don –

I am sorry to have not written to you since my
return – and that I’ve written so little to Jane. I have had
a crushing work load during the past two months. I’m not
out from under it yet.

But I must tell you about your book. It is just
wonderful! Diane bought me a copy at the Dartmouth bookstore
last week. My particular favorites are “Kicking the Leaves”,
“Flies”, “The Black-Faced Sheep”, “The Ox Cart Man”
& “Names of Horses”. We have both read the book over
and over, savoring it. It is an awfully good thing.

We have also enjoyed Remembering Poets. The Raynos
lent me their copy, and I read it straight through,
stopping only once when Diane asked me to do some errands
and began reading it herself. We were both sorry when
we had no more book to read.

My own book – the volume of poems – 1) almost ready.
I figure I have only 2-3 poems left to do. I
plan on a count of 24 or so. If you are still
interested in seeing it, I’d like very much to show it
to you sometime up ahead.

In any case, would like to see you both sometime soon –
when the “wild” schedule to which Jane refers quiets down.

In the meantime, thanks for so much truly
pleasurable reading.

Wes (& Diane)