December 1981 Issue [Books] Breaking the line Download PDF Adjust Share The bard of Newark's department stores by Hugh Kenner, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Biography Book reviews New Jersey Paul L. Mariani Poets, American William Carlos Williams More from Hugh Kenner The Reading Public I heard about a rejection letter recently that deserves preservation in these days of big-time word-merchandising. “I cannot recall reading,” it said without irony, “a novel as learned, as intelligent,… Out my computer window Travels in the land of BIX Ear culture Adjust Share