Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: "She was indeed one the great literary

journal editors in this country, ever, in her taste and her ability to attract outstanding contributors," said David Lee Rubin, a U-Va. professor emeritus of French whose association with the VQR dates to 1970.

Dr. [Charlotte] Kohler, who was little known outside the review's offices at the corner of university's central "Lawn," knew when to encourage and when to say no. After her predecessor had turned down several poems by John Berryman, Dr. Kohler wrote to the poet, saying "how pleased we would be if at some time you'd give us the opportunity of reading and considering some."

from The Washington Post: Virginia Quarterly Review Editor Charlotte Kohler, 99

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