In relaying what’s on his summer reading list, NRO’s Rick Brookhiser points to this biography of author and poet Delmore Schwartz. Schwartz’s “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities” is one of my all-time favorite short stories.

I just bought a used version of the biography for ninety-five cents, via Amazon’s wonderful “marketplace.”

Bit of trivia about Schwartz: While an English professor at Syracuse, Schwartz befriended and mentored a young Lou Reed. Reed’s tune “My House” is an homage to Schwartz, though a weird one. The song tells of Reed conjuring Schwartz’s spirit through a Ouija board.

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