We hope it’s ok to post a portion of this forwarded note, but this is high praise indeed–and from a legend–so we couldn’t resist.

Dear Lew,

That’s a nice batch of poems in ATTIC, SHED, AND BARN and
ahadadabooks (Aha—Dada, that is?) does a handsome job of dishing them out
online. Wow, their wares are free, too. That’s noble of ‘em. Anyhow, I
appreciate the coherence of the book, and the appeal it has to anybody who’s
ever stored old possessions—namely, everybody, me included. Too many
poems about writing have been written, and yet “Writer’s Block” and “The
Poetry Wreck” are surely among those that deserve to survive. Wise stuff.
Among others, I especially like “Bikes,” and the sad “Old Gray Goose” and
the haunting “Mirrors.”

Glad to see Wesley, too, still batting ‘em over the fence. “Year by
Year” is very fine, and even people who aren’t old geezers should be able to
relish it.

Ever,