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Has seen 'Amadeus' three times, and can't stop thinking about it. Encloses a drawing of angels sorting mail at the Purgatorio Poste, captioned 'Salieri - Salieri - Salieri'.

Sends a sonnet inspired by 'Amadeus'.

Will be cheering for him Monday night [the night of the Oscar ceremony]; sends three poems, 'Worship', 'Oscars', and 'Your Audience'. At the bottom of the first page of poems, PS has devised his own, beginning 'Peter Shaffer / Informs / D. C. Rogers / She is now one of the lodger / Within his brain'. The envelope carries an earlier draft of this poem in PS's hand.

Sends him good wishes on his birthday; is just back from the annual medieval conference, where a colleague recreated the dress of a Crivelli Magdalene, and someone else had a lyre and was reciting Beowulf.

Sends birthday wishes; will be going to Stratford to see 'Equus'. With an enclosure of pressed leaves.

Sends holiday greetings, in case he is still wondering about eye surgery she shares a success story of a friend of hers; is scoring competition tests again.

Des Moines - It was good to see him at Stratford [where 'Amadeus' was performed], a habitueé said she had never seen the author's talk so packed before; met one of his Lottes, Roberta Maxwell, at a garage sale when she bought an amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Thanks him for his letter which cheered her up; describes husband Ivor's cataract operation; is about to go to Italy, 'will think of you with every dessert'.

Sends best wishes and a gift for his birthday.

Sends birthday wishes, with a poem, 'Sumer is ichneumon in'.

Wishes him a happy Salieri's birthday; saw the opera "Vanessa" this summer, wonders if he likes Dinesen, enjoyed "Gianni Schicchi", didn't know it was a comedy as it was based on 'that laff fest, the "Inferno"'; has been to see family.

Hopes he is all right [following the September 11th terrorist attack], and encloses a hug, will give a pint of blood with Manhattan in mind.

Two poems sent with greetings and love on his birthday.

Poem sent with greetings and love on his birthday.