Does Queen Margaret Know You Quoted Dawn Powell Again?

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Of course

Queen Margaret [Atwood]

knows I quoted 

Dawn Powell,

from whom NO ONE

more that Atwood learned

to shine the brightest

as a writer

 

BUT

Margaret also knew

making her readers aware of

Powell's influence

could have disastrous results

and screams of "plagiarism"

 

Both Margaret Atwood and Paul Oliverio

know that

the setting for "The Bride's Tale

—despite the obvious Biblical significance—

is  Gilead

to subtly honor the birthplace 

of Dawn Powell

which is 

Mt. Gilead, Ohio

 

However, this page primarily exists

to strengthen the connection 

between Atwood and myself

because in 1973,

—before publication of her first novel—

she read her poetry on air 

at WBAI in New York

[listener-sponsored radio]

the same year

a volunteer driver

named Paul Yellowvan

spent a lot of time

in their studio,

handling a lot of big equipment

 

The first "gift" I treated myself to

with inheritance money 

from my parents

was the purchase

of a 1971 Ford Econoline Van

pictured below:

 

Whitestone NY 11357

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