Poetic Obituaries: An English major at the University of Washington,

Mr. [Murray] Ferguson studied under acclaimed poet Theodore Roethke and remained an avid poetry fan.

In 1990, his friend Terry Gleason suggested creating a poetry club with just two rules, Mr. Ferguson recalled in a UW newsletter last year: "First, that we start every meeting with a drink. That, of course, got me interested. Second, that whoever is host sets all the other rules. That's worked perfectly all these years."

from The Seattle Times: A model neighbor and father on Queen Anne

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