Poetic Obituaries: But poetry was also a compelling

interest [for Jerome J. Shestack].

A 1987 Inquirer story reported that the fourth annual symposium of the American Poetry Center attracted to Philadelphia such figures as Maya Angelou, John Ashbery, Robert Bly, and Donald Hall.

Mr. Shestack, who was chairman of the center at the time, said: "There are more poetry readings here than in any city in the country outside New York."

And, he said, "I don't know any other city that has so many major corporations involved in supporting poetry."

from The Philadelphia Inquirer: Jerome J. Shestack, 88, lawyer and human-rights leader

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