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Harvard professor invites Ms. Williams to appear on Poetry in America series featuring high‑profile guests

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November 11, 2025
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The passage is a routine invitation from an academic to a potential guest. It lists well‑known public figures who have previously appeared on the program but provides no allegation, financial transact Invitation sent by Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor at Harvard. Series has previously featured former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Joe Biden, and o Proposed appearance would be u

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HARVARD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Barker Center - 12 Quincy Street - Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 ELISA NEW Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature November 25, 2018 Dear Ms. Williams: Tel: Fax: I am writing now to invite you to be a featured guest of Poetry in America (poetryinamerica.org). Poetry in America's first season's guests included Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Cynthia Nixon, Shaquille O'Neal, Yo Yo Ma, Samantha Power, Herbie Hancock, John McCain, Nas, Angela Duckworth, Bono, Regina Spektor, Frank Gehry, Stuart Weitzman, E.O. Wilson, and many others. Seasons Two and Three will feature just as distinguished a line up. The series airs on public television stations everywhere, streams via Amazon Prime and other streaming services, and it is now also airing on a variety of domestic and international airlines. The poem we'd read and interpret together is by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds, and it's called "The Language of the Brag." It's a gutsy poem that compares feats of (male) athletic prowess—and feats of poetic prowess—to childbirth. You are the ideal reader for this poem. We would use what we filmed together in an upcoming season of Poetry in America. We would also use the content in an online course for medical professionals I am creating in partnership with Harvard Medical School. Everything we create would be non-commercial and educational. Thank you for considering this request. I would be very honored to work with you. Sincerely, Elisa New Director and Host of Poetry in America Powell M. Cabot Professor, Harvard

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