age ~53
from South Weber, UT
…ding, his birthplace, was only coolly cordial, though later he was reported to have described Vazakas as a clever fellow. At various times Vazakas enjoyed an association with other writers: Tennessee Williams, John Ciardi, James Merrill, Archibald MacLeish, Richard Wilbur, Theodore Roethke, ...
…Poet James Merrill wrote that before meeting her "one knew about the tiny stature, the sandals, the mustache, the eyes" but that he had not anticipated "the enchantment of her speaking voicelike a viola at dusk."[1]…