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Author: Fred

I Sail for Naples

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Here’s a letter from Fred to Patrick, probably 1963. Perhaps the date could be made more exact if we knew when Ann B was born since she is referenced here. The letter includes a poetry critique, some personal observations, and mentions several friends including Bob and Edmund. Completely unrelated. I just transcribed the recording about […]

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The Possible Effect of the Moon, Love, Song & Grass on World Peace

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My father is referenced in the very first line, and Lois is mentioned later. I think this is one of Fred’s poems, but I’m not sure. The penmanship in the note matches a 1971 letter of his to a reasonable degree (the L and W in particular) and he references Bob, so I think my […]

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When You’re Sitting Down, with Coffee & Cigarette, Anything Seems Possible

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Here’s a letter from Fred to Patrick in which he remembers some of their earlier adventures together. I found it in a Word document dated 1 Dec ‘5, but I don’t know when it was actually written. My guess is that it’s from the early 2000’s, after they had established an e-mail connection, since I […]

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standing silently together each day at sunset

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(e-mail from Fred on 12 Aug 2001, part of a large collection Patrick sent to me in Aug 2015) Subject: greetings Dear Stephanie & Pat, Full of music, good food (no small admission from one who lives in Firenze), dance, incredible landscapes, some new friends, & best of all, affection. I have printed them out […]

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Greetings . . .

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e-mail letter from Fred to Patrick and Stephanie on 14 Feb ‘1, which Patrick sent to me on 8 Sep ’15 as part of a large collection. Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 Subject: Greetings . . . to you’all, dere Stephanie & Pat, i miei valentini, Yep, I finished a whole novel. Loved AN EQUAL […]

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But …

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e-mail letter from Fred to Patrick and Stephanie on 31 Jan ‘1, which Patrick sent to me on 8 Sep ’15 as part of a large collection. Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:08:46 -0500 Subject: But . . . Merwin DID say, ‘If I wasn’t human I wouldn’t be ashamed of anything’ & Oooo how […]

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Yep, did get yours

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e-mail letter from Fred to Patrick and Stephanie on 31 Jan ‘1, which Patrick sent to me on 8 Sep ’15 as part of a large collection. Yep, did get yours & yours, dear Stephanie, & have no explanation.  suspect it was my server.  Address remains the same & is in order now — I […]

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musick & cosi varii

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e-mail letter from Fred to Patrick on 27 Jan ‘1, which Patrick sent to me on 8 Sep ’15 as part of a large collection. Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 14:52:22 -0500 Subject: musick & cosi varii Greetings J & p, Can not pull up the S. T. Coleridge nonet. Try it again please. Sounds […]

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E-Mail from Fred

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Here’s a short e-mail from Fred and Robert to Patrick that should be interesting to some. Patrick lost many of his friends prior to his own demise, include Fred, Bob, Diane, and more, and it was clear to those who loved him that he missed their presence, their writings, their art. Fred

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Yesterday I Bought a Brown Envelope

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This is a letter from Fred to Patrick and Lois, dated 19 Sep 1971. Much of it relates to writing and manuscripts that are in the works. As usual, click on the image for a possibly larger version. Fred

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I Write from Back in the Saddle

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Letter from Fred to Patrick and Lois on 12 Sep 1971.   Fred

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Have Needle for Record Player. Will Bring.

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Here’s a letter to Pat and Lois from Fred, dated 30 March 1971, just before he traveled to Rome. “Let’s build walls and climb and play chess and have good talk.” Note the postscript about Lt. Calley being found guilty for the My Lai massacre. Fred

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It’ll Be a Grand Baby

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| Letters, Patrick's Family

Letter from Fred to Patrick, dated 4 March 1971 (48 years ago today), that closes with a reference to the fetus that would become my sister Allison. Fred

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From Fred about Dan and Magazine

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A letter from Fred. Not sure of the date, but assuming 1970 for convenience. Fred

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A Nation Sunk in Grief

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Here’s a long letter from Fred to Patrick and Mari after the Kennedy assassination, summing up the president’s accomplishments and how they have already been diminished to “just a man.” Fred

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